How To Read Ruler

The largest ticks on a ruler represent a full inch and the distance between each large tick is 1.

How to read ruler. Hi my honeybees i decided to upload this video today instead of tomorrow because it will be a little hectic to upload content tomorrow and i don t want t. Keep in mind that there are 10 mm to 1 cm. If print layout isn t already highlighted click it now. For illustration if you have 3 2 as a reading then write it like 1 1 2. The third biggest lines on a ruler are the 1 4 inch lines which appear midway between the 1 2 inch and whole inch lines.

Reading a ruler starts with understanding what all the ticks mean. In this article we will learn how to read an inch that has been divided into 16 parts. Also while converting it into calculation you need to separate out the fraction part from the whole part. Alternatively to read an english ruler start by looking for the inch lines which are the longest lines on the ruler that are numbered 1 12. In the show section enable the rulers option.

How to read an imperial ruler. The distance between those lines is 1 inch and then the smaller lines between them are 1 2 1 4 1 6 and 1 8 inches. An inch can be divided into 8 16 or even 32 parts. The measurements are decimalized and there are no fractions. We are going to count them off in quarters the first mark being 1 4 the second mark would be 2 4 but it s already labeled as 1 2 and the 3rd mark will be labeled as 3 4.

If you counted in 1 4 inches on a ruler you d see that the fourth line after 0 inches equals 1 4 inch the eighth line equals 2 4 1 2 inch and the 12th line equals 3 4 inch. Count by 1 4 ths 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4. Inches the longest lines on a ruler or tape measure represent the inch markings for example 1 inch 2 inches 3 inches and so forth. The large ticks that are in between the inch markings are half inch markings and the distance between an inch tick and a half inch tick is 1 2. Line up your metric ruler against the object you wish to measure with one end of the object aligned with the 0 point of the ruler.

On the ribbon switch to the view tab all the way on the right. While reading the ruler first mark down the whole inch and then mark down the fractions. Now look towards the center of the ribbon.