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What is the 10th of a foot?
112 of a foot = 1 inch, 1″ or 2.54 cm. 110 of an inch (2.54 mm) was fairly commonly used. The tenth of a foot is an American measurement. (Because it uses the foot, which is used in America.)
What is a tenth of an inch on a tape measure?
Convert your inches to tenths, keeping in mind that a tenth is one tenth of a foot, which is 12 inches–a tenth, therefore, is 12/10 or 1.2 inches. If you measure your water heater’s circumference as 144 inches, for example, you can convert it to tenths as follows: 144/1.2 = 120 tenths.
Is one tenth of a foot a common unit of measurement?
1 10 of a foot is a very unusual measurement. I am not saying it doesn’t exist, only that I’ve not heard it before. 1 12 of a foot = 1 inch, 1″ or 2.54 cm. 1 10 of an inch (2.54 mm) was fairly commonly used. The tenth of a foot is an American measurement. (Because it uses the foot, which is used in America.)
How do you convert tenths of a foot to inches?
If you have a measurement that is accurate to a tenth of a foot, like that used by some laser measuring equipment, you can quickly convert it to inches with a quick calculation. To calculate how many inches in the measurement you have, multiply the decimal by 12. For example, if the measurement is 100.2 feet, multiply 0.2 by 12 to get 2.4 inches.
How to calculate how many inches are in a foot?
To calculate how many inches in the measurement you have, multiply the decimal by 12. For example, if the measurement is 100.2 feet, multiply 0.2 by 12 to get 2.4 inches. If you have a measuring tape, 100 feet and 2.4 inches is hardly helpful.
Which is bigger a tenth or an inch?
A tenth is equal to 1 3/16 inch, which permits a relatively simple conversion under field conditions. Another convenient rule to remember is that 1 inch is equal to 0.0833 tenths of a foot.
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