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| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Jakobud on March 17, 2004, 12:51:04 pm --- --- Quote from: DYNAGOD on March 17, 2004, 12:10:20 pm ---when in doubt just divide the top number into the bottom ;D so 7/16 would be 7 divided by 16 = .4375 if they just told us this in high school we wouldnt be slaves to conversion charts.. --- End quote --- He is trying to go the opposite direction. --- End quote --- Going the other way is what the conversion charts are good for. In theory you can do this - 0.75 = 75/100 (seventy-five one-hundredths) and 5 goes into both 100 and 75 so it's also 15/20, and 5 goes into both of those, so it's really 3/4's. FWIW |
| FractalWalk:
1/16 = 0.0625. Get a calculator and divide your decimal measurement by 0.0625, then that is the number of 1/6ths. From there reduce the fraction to what you want. For example 0.4375 / 0.0625 = 7. So it is 7/16 0.75 / 0.0625 = 12. So it is 12/16 or 3/4 |
| abrannan:
--- Quote from: FractalWalk on March 17, 2004, 01:23:03 pm ---1/16 = 0.0625. Get a calculator and divide your decimal measurement by 0.0625, then that is the number of 1/6ths. From there reduce the fraction to what you want. For example 0.4375 / 0.0625 = 7. So it is 7/16 0.75 / 0.0625 = 12. So it is 12/16 or 3/4 --- End quote --- Or even easier, instead of dividing by 1/16th, multiply by 16. Same result. |
| Jakobud:
Here's a good chart: http://www.rafhdwe.com/decimal.htm |
| SirPoonga:
--- Quote from: Tailgunner on March 16, 2004, 09:47:40 pm ---The ones I can recall are: 1/64" = .015625 1/32" = .03125 1/16" = .0625 1/8" = .125 1/4" = .25 5/16" = .3125 3/8" = .375 7/16" = .4375 1/2" = .5 9/16" = .5625 5/8" = .625 11/16" = .6875 3/4" = .75 13/16" = .8125 7/8" = .875 15/16" = .9375 There's a calculator in Windows under accessories if ya need something obscure. :) --- End quote --- Ok, he wants to go the other direction. If 16ths is as close as he needs he can use this chart to estimate. |
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