Understanding Measurements on Imperial Rulers

This video tutorial explains how to make measurements using imperial units, highlighting the differences between metric and imperial rulers. It covers reading whole inches and fractions, focusing on common fractions like halves, quarters, and eighths. The tutorial includes practice examples and introduces advanced measurement techniques using smaller divisions such as sixteenths and thirty-seconds.

What is a key difference between metric and imperial rulers?

• Metric rulers are made of metal, imperial rulers are made of wood.

• Metric rulers use decimals, imperial rulers use fractions.

• Metric rulers are longer than imperial rulers.

• Metric rulers use fractions, imperial rulers use decimals.

How many divisions are typically found between 0 and 1 inch on an imperial ruler?

• 20

• 12

• 10

• 16

What is the first step in reading measurements on an imperial ruler?

• Count the number of divisions.

• Convert to metric units.

• Read the whole inches first.

• Read the fractions first.

What fraction is halfway between two and three inches?

• 1/8

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

If a measurement is 2 and 1/4 inches, what is the next common fraction?

• 2 and 1/2 inches

• 2 and 3/4 inches

• 2 and 5/16 inches

• 2 and 1/8 inches

What is the measurement if the red arrow is at three and 3/8 inches?

• Three and 5/8 inches

• Three and 1/2 inches

• Three and 1/4 inches

• Three and 3/8 inches

How can you simplify counting sixteenths on a ruler?

• Count forward from zero.

• Use a calculator.

• Count backward from the nearest whole number.

• Convert to metric units.

What is the measurement if the red arrow is one sixteenth back from two inches?

• Two inches

• One and 15/16 inches

• One and 14/16 inches

• One and 13/16 inches

What is the smallest division on a measuring tape with 32 divisions?

• 1/16

• 1/32

• 1/64

• 1/8

If a measurement is four and 3/32 inches, how many thirty-seconds past four inches is it?

• Four

• Two

• Three

• One