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In 1958 the British Commonwealth of Countries and the USA have defined the length of the international yard 0.9144 meters making the international inch is defined to be equal to 25.4 mm. This brought them into accord with the Canadian standard inch. Some countries such as Sweden have had different inches at different periods in their history. In 1863 the Swedish working inch" was replaced with the Swedish decimal inch" of 29.69 mm to make each Swedish foot equal to 10 decimal inches.
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How do you convert eights of an inch to tenths of an inch?
Every eighth is 11/4 tenths. Multiply eighths of an inch by 1.25 to get the same length in tenths of an inch.
How many 12-inch rulers will be the same length as a flag?
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Can a square has 7 inches as they perimeter?
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Is 0.5 the same as one half inch?
0.5 is a number not a unit of measurement. However, 0.5 of an inch is the same as half an inch.
