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How do I read a ruler? It may come in handy.

Terminology
A ruler used to be called a rule, and rulers would be rules. Today, the more
commonly found term is ruler. The dictionary defines both the term rule and ruler, so
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either can be used, and for this document I will only use the term ruler.
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Metric Rulers Software for Windows.
Metric rulers are fairly easy to read. They deal with centimeters and millimeters only.
You wont have to worry much about fractions.

Take a look at the following Metric Ruler.

The larger lines with numbers are centimeters, and the smallest lines are millimeters.
Since millimeters are 1/10th of a centimeter, if you measure 7 marks after a
centimeter, it is 1.7 centimeters long.

English Rulers
English rulers, are much more difficult to read. Mostly because they deal with
fractions, which are a bit more dificult to learn.

Take a look at the following English Rulers.

A ruler marked in 8ths. Every mark is 1/8th of an inch.

A ruler marked in 16ths. Every mark is 1/16th of an inch.

The center mark between numbers is 1/2.

The red lines on these rulers are marked at 1/2,


and 1.

The next smallest marks on a ruler are 1/4ths.

The red marks on these rulers are at 1/4, 1/2,


3/4, and 1. (1/2 is the same as 2/4)

The next smallest marks on a ruler are 1/8ths.


Can't find something?
The red marks on these rulers are at 1/8, 1/4, Try searching.

3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, 7/8, and 1. Are you bored?


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The next smallest mark, if there are any, are


1/16ths.

The red marks on this ruler are at 1/16, 1/8, 3/16,


1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16, 3/4,
13/16, 7/8, 15/16, and 1.

When marking down a distance from a ruler, mark the whole inch, followed by a
space, then the fraction of an inch.

For example, 1 1/2, or 2 3/8.

When entering fractions into the conversion calculators, you have to separate the
whole number and the fraction with a + sign.

For example, 1+1/2, or 2+3/8.

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