Question

What is the smallest fractional portion of an inch that you can measure with the ruler shown in Exam Figure A1?

A. 1/32"
B. 1/16"
C. 1/8"
D. 1/64"

Answer 1

The minimun portion of inches that can be measured with the ruler is 1/16''.

Explanation:

The precision , what is the minimun measurement that can be aprecciated by the ruler can be determined counting the number of disivion within 2 units. To this ruler we can count 16 division bwtween one unit and asecutive one.