Different rulers may have different marks between the inches. There could be half
inches, quarter inches, eighths, tenths, sixteenths, or even thirty-seconds of an
inch.
There may be more than one of these sets on the same ruler, and also, quite often,
there are marks in the first inch or two that are not continued on the rest of the
ruler.
Oh, dude, 5.5 inches on a ruler is like, right between the 5-inch mark and the 6-inch mark. It's like the ruler's way of saying, "Hey, I'm not quite 6 inches, but I'm more than 5 inches, so deal with it." So yeah, just look for the little tick mark right in the middle of those two numbers, and you'll find your 5.5 inches.
One fourth of a ruler would be 3 inches. If you mean one fourth of an inch, then it would be between .2 and .3 inches.
Whether on a ruler or anywhere else, it is still 1.35 inches. No ruler is graduated with at that level of detail. A tenth of an inch is typical. So you want a point halfway between 1.3 inches and 1.4 inches. Alternatively, you can draw a line of 1.35*2 = 2.7 inches (the ruler will measure that) and then bisect it.
You'll find out by looking at the distance between 0 and 4 on a ruler. Simple and easy!
Since 0.4 is 4/10 (or 2/5) and the inches on a ruler are usually divided into eighths or sixteenths (or, more rarely, quarters), you're not going to find a precise line at 1.4". (The " stands for inches.) Depending on how finely your ruler is marked, 1.4" is: slightly less than halfway between 1 6/16" and 1 7/16" OR slightly more than 1 3/8" OR slightly more than halfway between 1 1/4" and 1 1/2"
If the lines are on the opposite side of the inches on the ruler, then yes. You must keep in mind, however, that a ruler is used for inches and that the centimeters may not be marked.
Oh, dude, 5.51 inches on a ruler is like... well, it's 5.51 inches in from the start, obviously. Just look for the little lines and numbers, they're there for a reason. It's not rocket science... unless you're measuring a rocket, I guess.
by the numbers that are marked there
There are 2 inches between the 5 and 7 marks on a ruler.
I thing 5.
inches, centimeters and millimeters
You count them using natural numbers: 1, 2, 3, and so on. If there are 10 lines between the 5 cm mark and the 6 cm mark then each is worth 1/10 cm. Similarly, if there are 16 lines between the 3 inch and 4 inch marks then each line is worth 1/16 inches.
The millimeters on a ruler are the tiny lines in between each centimeter
it is just between 2.7 and 2.9 inches
There are 10 milimeters in 1 centimetre. The numbers on a ruler are usually centimeters. The little un-numbered lines that divide up the centimeters mark the milimeters.
On a ruler, 2.95 inches would be located between the 2-inch mark and the 3-inch mark. This measurement is typically represented by smaller incremental markings between the whole numbers on the ruler. Each inch on a standard ruler is divided into 16 equal parts, so 2.95 inches would fall 15 parts past the 2-inch mark.
Between 3 and 4 on the inches side. Inches may be divided into 10ths or 16ths but you will certainly not have a ruler that gives thousandths of an inch.