Millimeter Reading Metric Tape Measure

There are 10 millimeters in 1 centimeter.

Millimeter reading metric tape measure.

There are 10 decimeters in a meter 10 centimeters in a decimeter and 10 millimeters in a centimeter. Tape measure metric english scale 25 model 30 456 11 87. How to read a tape measure. Use a tape measure properly so you can tackle your diy projects with accuracy.

As they are so small they are generally not individually numbered on tape measures. Metric tape measures often use special symbols such as red numbers for every 10 centimeters or 100 centimeters 1 meter but often do not have a unique symbol for each meter. These are the smallest unit on the tape measure scale and are also marked with the smalles hash mark along the edge. The millimeter marks typically are the same length except for the middle one which readily identifies 5 millimeters.

Wide blade tape measure with 17 ft. On a metric tape you will basically see markings for meters centimeters and millimeters. Converting from centimeters to millimeters you don t actually need to count every single millimeter mark along the ruler you can use the numbered centimeter marks as a shortcut. Metric is based on tens.

Numbers shown represent meters decimeters sometimes shown in red see example picture and centimeters. Each centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters so if your object measures 4 centimeters long that s equivalent to 4 10 40 millimeters.