How To Read Ruler

The smallest lines mark millimeters or mm.

How to read ruler. Reading a ruler starts with understanding what all the ticks mean. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Keep in mind that there are 10 mm to 1 cm. How to read an imperial ruler.

An inch can be divided into 8 16 or even 32 parts. Now look towards the center of the ribbon. If print layout isn t already highlighted click it now. In this article we will learn how to read an inch that has been divided into 16 parts. While reading the ruler first mark down the whole inch and then mark down the fractions.

There are two unlabeled marks on the ruler. On the ribbon switch to the view tab all the way on the right. 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. The largest ticks on a ruler represent a full inch and the distance between each large tick is 1.

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. 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.