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The common way this is displayed on the blade is 1f for one foot. The imperial measure used extensively in the us, is split to feet, inches and fractions of an inch. On many tapes (but by no means all) you will find a small red rectangle with the letter m printed inside followed by a number.

These Are Longer Again, And 2/8Ths, 4/8Ths, And 6/8Ths Are Marked As Quarter Inches.

In order to determine the length, you must add the lengths between inches together. The method in the picture above helps if you need to read a tape measure over a particularly long distance, take in between two walls for example. When we read a tape measure we are reading from lower to higher numbers.

First, Measure From One Wall Out As Far As Is Easily Accurate.

Try to keep the tape as straight as possible when doing so. You can buy them in lengths of 10 feet, 16 feet, 25 feet, 30 feet, 33 feet, 35 feet, 40 feet and so on. The us and a few other countries use the imperial system of measurement while the remaining majority of nations implement the metric system.

Catch The Hook Or Press It Into One Side Of The Object You're Measuring.

Alternatively, you can do a manual calculation: Then the measurement would be 90.5 centimeters. Matt asked if measurements should always be calculated in sixteenths of an inch but scott told him that when measuring, the length was usually noted as the lowest common denominator.

To Read A Metric Measuring Tape, Find The Nearest Whole Centimeter To The End Point.

When the length stops, take a reading on the tape measure. For example, if 15 was the nearest cm, and there were 5 mm left over, your measurement would be 15.5 cm or 15 cm + 5 mm. On the whole this will also be the year in which that tape was manufactured.