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Out Decimal Equivalents for Inches
by
Tim Donnelly, guest writer —
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someone told you that an ad was 5 3/8" x 10 5/16", would you
know what size to make your Word document? After all, the computer deals with
decimals, not fractions. It's actually quite easy to figure out but there's
also a chart at the bottom of this page. It doesn't get much easier than
that.
What is a fraction?
For those who've forsaken their algebra teachings, here's a quick
refresher course. First off, the bottom of a fraction tells how many pieces something
has been divided into (example: 1/16" tells us that we're talking about one
part (the "1") of an inch that is split into 16 total parts).
 Simple
division
With that in mind, if you divide 16 into 1, you'll get .0625. So
1/16" is equal to .0625 of an inch. Want to know the decimal equivalent of
5/16"? Multiply five times .0625 and you'll have the answer (.3125 for those
who are playing along). It's very simple once you get the hang of it.
By example
Below are some examples of the most common fractions and
a quick reference chart to boot. (Some people bookmark this page so they
can access this chart whenever they need it.) 
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1/64" = 1" divided by 64 = .015625"
1/32" = 1" divided by 32 = .03125"
1/16" = 1" divided by 16 = .0625"
1/8" = 1" divided by 8 = .125"
1/4" = 1" divided by 4 = .25"
1/2" = 1" divided by 2 = .5"
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Inches
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Decimals
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Inches
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Decimals
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1/64"
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.015625"
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33/64"
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.515625"
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1/32"
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.03125"
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17/32"
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.53125"
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3/64"
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.046875"
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35/64"
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.546875"
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1/16"
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.0625"
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9/16"
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.5625"
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5/64"
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.078125"
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37/64"
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.578125"
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3/32"
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.09375"
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19/32"
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.59375"
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7/64"
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.109375"
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39/64"
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.609375"
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1/8"
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.125"
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5/8"
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.625"
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9/64"
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.140625"
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41/64"
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.640625"
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5/32"
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.15625"
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21/32"
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.65625"
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11/64"
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.171875"
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43/64"
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.671875"
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3/16"
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.1875"
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11/16"
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.6875"
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13/64"
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.203125"
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45/64"
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.703125"
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7/32"
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.21875"
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23/32"
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.71875"
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15/64"
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.234375"
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47/64"
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.734375"
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1/4"
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.25"
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3/4"
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.75"
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17/64"
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.265625"
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49/64"
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.765625"
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9/32"
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.28125"
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25/32"
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.78125"
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19/64"
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.296875"
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51/64"
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.796875"
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5/16"
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.3125"
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13/16"
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.8125"
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21/64"
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.328125"
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53/64"
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.828125"
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11/32"
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.34375
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27/32"
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.84375"
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23/64"
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.359375"
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55/64"
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.859375"
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3/8"
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.375"
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7/8"
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.875"
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25/64"
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.390625"
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57/64"
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.890625"
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13/32"
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.40625"
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29/32"
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.90625"
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27/64"
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.421875"
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59/64"
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.921875"
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7/16"
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.4375"
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15/16"
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.9375"
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29/64"
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.453125"
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61/64"
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.953125"
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15/32"
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.46875"
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31/32"
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.96875"
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31/64"
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.484375"
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63/64"
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.984375"
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1/2"
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.5"
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1"
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1.0"
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