How To Read Ruler

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How to read ruler. 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. In this article we will learn how to read an inch that has been divided into 16 parts. There are two unlabeled marks on the 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. Count by 1 4 ths 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4.

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. An inch can be divided into 8 16 or even 32 parts. 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. While reading the ruler first mark down the whole inch and then mark down the fractions.

In the show section enable the rulers option. 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. On the ribbon switch to the view tab all the way on the right. The largest ticks on a ruler represent a full inch and the distance between each large tick is 1. How to read an imperial ruler.

Keep in mind that there are 10 mm to 1 cm. Then combine both of these to get the exact reading. 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. The smallest lines mark millimeters or mm. For illustration if you have 3 2 as a reading then write it like 1 1 2.

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. 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. Also while converting it into calculation you need to separate out the fraction part from the whole part.