Measurement
Reading a decimal ruler
Read eight absolute endpoints on enlarged five-inch windows divided into exact tenths.
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Reading an engineering ruler
Read eight absolute endpoints in decimal feet on enlarged half-foot windows divided into hundredths.
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Read each absolute endpoint in decimal feet.
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Interpret an engineering scale in decimal feet.
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A marker is three hundredths after 4.2 ft.
4.23 ft
Each minor interval is 0.01 foot, so add 0.03 to the absolute 4.20-foot station.
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- Read the unit label before interpreting the numerals.
- The grid emphasizes 0.05-foot and 0.1-foot positions.
- This activity uses decimal feet, not decimal inches or fractional inches.
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