Do it in eighths: 2 and one eighth is 17 eighths, while 2 and three-quarter is 22 eighths, so the ratio is 17 to 22.
An eighth of and inch is half of a quarter of an inch!
One-eighth of an inch.
The 3/8 drill is one eighth larger.
Bolts are categorised by their thread size. The standard socket size for a bolt with a three quarter inch thread is 1 and one eighth inches. Heavy head bolts use a one and a quarter inch socket.
1/4 = 2/8 so the 3/8 is thicker.
An eighth of an inch.
Which do you think is smaller - 1 or 3
Yes
Find the part of the ruler where the inch is divided into eight parts. Then count along seven. Seven eights is almost a whole inch. It is half a quarter MORE than three quarters.
one eighth inch 1/4 x 1/2 = 1/8
about three and a quarter inch.
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