Can anyone tell me how to read measurements with a .? For example, where is 4.9 inches on a ruler or tape measurer? Or .2 or .25, .7, .75, .84 on a ruler? I don't get it.
2006-09-16 20:44:10 · 10 answers · asked by bb little 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
This is where metric comes in handy. 4.9 is 4 inches and 9 tenths of an inch. It's really close to 5 inches. .25 is easier. It's 25 percent of an inch or a quarter of an inch.
2006-09-16 20:49:52 · answer #1 · answered by San Diego Art Nut 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On a centimetres ruler. There are 10 lines ranging from 0-1.
Each of these lines represents millimeter.
So if a reading points to let's say the 15th line of the ruler, that reads 15 mm or 2.5 cm.
You must know that 10mm = 1cm first.
It's more or less the same for each measuring thing. Like a ruler, a measuring tape. It's a matter on what the reading takes. For example, metres, centimetres,. inches, feet...
You can always ask your teacher if you do not know. It is easier that way because you teacher can actually show you the real life-sized ruler.
I hope this helps xD
2006-09-16 20:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by b0b0link 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is all I had to work with, I.E. 18' X 52" I would interpret it as follows. I would assume this is an above ground pool similar to a Doughboy (it's a brand name, uncertain of the spelling). I would figure it to be 18 FEET (that is what an apostrophe (') represents) in diameter. I would further assume it is 52 INCHES (that is what the quote sign (") represents) deep. In addition I think the pool probably has a plastic lining, could and should be dug into the ground to a certain level and that maximum depth would be the 52 inches they list in the add. If you will send me a site that I can look at the pool I will try to be more specific and make less assumptions. My email at my profile is open 24/7. I hope that helps some. BTW, it only sounds lame to someone who knows everything. Lord knows I am not that someone. Things like this just happen to be my forte. If you can successfully boil water on the stove you have matched my maximum cooking ability. If I were single, I would have starved to death decades ago.
2016-03-27 04:52:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can only read measurements on a ruler, tape measure... to one decimal place, e.g. 4.9 inches and then guess the second decimal place based on how near it is to the 4.9 or 5.0 marks.
2006-09-17 06:24:06 · answer #4 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
San-diago has it.
Until decimalisation it would have been inches plus 10th or 16ths etc. Now however people confuse and use and confuse decimals and imperial measurements. The two should be separate. There are no decimal points in imperial measurements.
2006-09-17 00:53:40 · answer #5 · answered by Bob S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we have tape measures offshore that have 10 increments per inch, just for people like your self.
2006-09-19 17:08:12 · answer #6 · answered by Clamp Monkey 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
all i learnt in physics was to place my eye perpendicular to the measurement to get the exact figure...soooooooo sorry if that`z not wat u wanted to know
2006-09-18 21:52:38 · answer #7 · answered by sweetfloss8 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
38DD-24-36
2006-09-16 21:12:32 · answer #8 · answered by mathlete1 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
how old are you
2006-09-17 00:56:49 · answer #9 · answered by Shiva 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
PLEASE tell me you're under 10 years of age.....
2006-09-16 20:49:13 · answer #10 · answered by Pedro I. Wong 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋