"My son needed to know how to read a measuring tape for a school project." The humble tape measure is the world’s most commonly used measuring tool, accompanying millions of tradesmen and contractors to work every single day. wikiHow is a “wiki,” similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. The initials FT or ft mean "foot" or "feet". after reading this article, I realized how easy it is to use a tape." To create this article, 60 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. Thanks."

"These examples on how to read a tape measure really helped me refresh my memory on how to make accurate There are 10mm in each centimetre (shown by the ten spaces between each cm) and 100cm in each metre. [1] X Research source Every 12 inches, there will often (but not always) be a foot marking. In other words, they’re in centimetres and millimetres. To read a measuring tape, line the zero mark up at the edge of the item you're measuring, then stretch the tape all the way across the item.

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Look on the case body for the width indicator. Now I'm good. "Helps me in reading imperial tape measurements."

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