What does that mark mean? Reading a Standard Ruler ? ?

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Fill in the ruler below. Let's focus on the 0 to 1 part. 1/8 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 1/4 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 1/2 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Units 0 1 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1 Use your pen to draw these lines... red 1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1

1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1 Now, start at 0 and make "jumps" until you get to 1. 1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1

1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1 How many "jumps" did it take? 1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1 8

1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1 So EACH of these marks... 1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1

1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1 ...between zero and 1 are ____? 1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1

1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1 EighTHs

1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1

1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ 1/2 __ Units 0 1 Can this reduce?

1 1 1 1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ __ 1/2 __ __ 1 1 1 1/8 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 1/4 __ __ __ __ 1/2 __ __ Units 0 1 1 1 1

Fill in the rest of your ruler.