Introduction to Measurement Introduction to Standard and Metric Measurement Gateway To Technology Unit 1 – Lesson 1.3 – Dimensioning Introduction to Measurement

Introduction to Standard and Metric Measurement Gateway To Technology Unit 1 – Lesson 1.3 – Dimensioning Standard (Customary) System Inches Fractions The Whole Inch 2 First Half Second Half ¼ ¾ 4 Notice that all denominators are even numbers. Therefore, if your numerator is also even, then your fraction can be reduced. 1/8 3/8 5/8 7/8 8 1/16 3/16 5/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 13/16 15/16 16

Introduction to Standard and Metric Measurement Steps in Using the Standard (Customary) System Introduction to Standard and Metric Measurement Gateway To Technology Unit 1 – Lesson 1.3 – Dimensioning 1. Find out how many parts the inches are divided into. Count the spaces in 1 inch. This number will be the denominator. 2. Count the number of whole inches. Write down the number. 3. Count the number of spaces after the last whole inch. This number will be the numerator. 4. Reduce fraction, if necessary.

Introduction to Standard and Metric Measurement Gateway To Technology Unit 1 – Lesson 1.3 – Dimensioning Let’s Review 7 1 Find Numerator Step 3 Count Whole Inches Step 2 16 Step 1 Find Denominator Reduce Fraction, If Necessary Step 4

Introduction to Standard and Metric Measurement Let’s Practice Introduction to Standard and Metric Measurement Gateway To Technology Unit 1 – Lesson 1.3 – Dimensioning What is the distance from the end of the ruler to A? ¼ in. What is the distance from the end of the ruler to B? 15/16 in. What is the distance from the end of the ruler to C? 1 ¾ in. What is the distance from the end of the ruler to D? 2 3/8 in. What is the distance from the end of the ruler to E? 3 1/16 in.