Online Decimal to fractional inches?

[steve_pss]

Anyone have a good link for a decimal to standard inches calc?

Yes. I am a math retard.

[SirPeale]

Google is your friend.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+Decimal+to+fractional+inches&btnG=Google+Search

[Tailgunner]

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.

[DYNAGOD]

when in doubt just divide the top number into the bottom
 

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..

[Jakobud]

when in doubt just divide the top number into the bottom
 

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..

He is trying to go the opposite direction.

[Tiger-Heli]

when in doubt just divide the top number into the bottom
 

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..

He is trying to go the opposite direction.

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]

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

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]

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.

Ok, he wants to go the other direction.  If 16ths is as close as he needs he can use this chart to estimate.

[steve_pss]

i actually found a nice little handy-dandy windows calc that does this.  email me if you want, its pretty tiny size wise.