Measurement
Reading an architectural ruler
Read eight absolute fractional-inch endpoints on enlarged bilateral scales with either compound feet-and-inches or total-inch station labels.
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Reading rulers and tape measures
Read eight absolute fractional-inch endpoints on a standard ruler or tape measure, through thirty-seconds.
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Read each absolute endpoint in total inches or compound feet and inches.
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Read exact binary fractions at absolute inch stations.
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The marker is five eighths after the 7-inch station.
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Begin at the absolute 7-inch label and count five eighth-inch intervals.
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- The 1/32-inch face is enlarged for reading and is not an actual-size reference.
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