Where is 3.8 inches on a tape measure?

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I hope this isn't too silly, but I could really use some help. I’m trying to draw a scaled-down version of a dog house that my husband and I plan to build, but I only have a tape measure and no ruler. I can't seem to figure out where 3.8 inches is on the tape measure. I feel a bit embarrassed asking, but any guidance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

>.8 would be .875 in decimal&hellip;.   .875 is 7/8 In.

Anonymous · Answer

99% of tape measures don&rsquo;t use tenths.To make measuring a challenge, they use eighths and sixteenths.To get you in the right neighborhood, 3.75 easy to find.The .75 is 75/100 up the inch.  75/100=3/4=6/8=12/161/16=.06251/8=.1251/4=.251/2=.5Your 3.8 is closest to 3+.75+.0625=3.8125. That&rsquo;s 3 and 13/16.Don&rsquo;t feel dumb.  It&rsquo;s an awful system.  That&rsquo;s why most of the world is using metrics.The metric system chops everything into tenths and hundredths.Maybe you could get a european dog, so you could build a metric house instead &eth;&#159;&#153;&#130;

Oliver O&#039;Reilly III · Answer

show me the tape measure   an  3/8 in on it

Anonymous · Answer

Count the number of lines between 3 and 4, multiply that number by .8 (or any other decimal number you need).

If you have 16 lines, 16 * .8 =  12.8, it is just shy of the 13 line.

Anonymous · Answer

Are you familiar with metric measurements if so then 3.8″=9.6cm or 96mm hopefully your tape has metric on it,it’s 4mm before the red figure 10 on the bottom of the tape measure.

Anonymous · Answer

Just shy of 3 13/16 &ldquo;Builder 33 years.

Anonymous · Answer

For your purpose  3 3/4 is close.

Anonymous · Answer

Sweety, 3 13/16″ You won’t get it any closer. Remember… This a doghouse! You’re not making forms for precision cast nuclear rocket parts.

Henderson Durgan · Answer

if you have standard tape measure  3 3/4” inches will be close..

metric doesn’t work either as it would be  96.54mm

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