Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
An arrow points to the 6th small mark after 2 on an inch ruler marked in sixteenths. What length is it?
- Each small space is 116 inch, so the arrow is at 2 and 616.
- 616 simplifies to 38.
Answer: 2 38 inches
Example 2
An arrow points to the longest mark halfway between 1 and 2. What length is it?
- The longest mark between two whole inches is the half-inch mark.
Answer: 1 12 inches
Where this is taught: Reading a Scale, “Rulers”
The drill
Ten problems
How many:
Type the length as a mixed number, like 2 3/8; the unit is already there. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.Write each answer on the line, in simplest form. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.