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A bearing, measured at 1.234 inches with a caliper, must be replaced. Since the bearings are sized in 64ths of an inch, find the closest fractional size.

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we have
1.234 in-----> 1+(0.234) in

we know that
1/64=0.015625
so
0.234/0.015625=14.98-----> 15
15/64-----> 0.234

therefore
1.234 in is equal to -----------> 1 15/64 in

the answer is
1 15/64 in
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