Understanding tape measure fractions and finding center

Just one way to visualize the fractions of an inch on a tape measure and divide the fractions by half to find center

[Officialmryuck]

Thank you so much for this video! Very informative. The way you broke down how to find half of whatever you're measuring is professor level teaching. Thank you again sir! Stay safe out there.

[gregb]

I always used tenths/hundredths since I spent my early work years surveying. I've even worked in "varas".
Respect from West Texas!,

[protonhead]

Great stuff, I taught my grandaughter fractions using a tape.
Nice to see a video from you, thanks.

[betodruid]

Thank you man, I come from the metrical world so I wasnt understanding anything, but you made it clear. Thank you !

[TheRealJerseyJoe]

Wonderful explanation... you are an excellent teacher !

[Shasta_Rayne]

LOVE this! Thank you for teaching this! Quick story, I already had my BA degree from the university in political science when I decided that I wanted to go to trade school. Because I already had a degree, I already had completed advanced level algebra and statistics (which is what I needed to obtain my degree); therefore, I did not have to take the required trade math course in order to obtain my welding certificate (so I didn’t take it). 
I was already pretty proficient with measuring when I started welding/trade school because I am a woodworker BUT (and this is a BIG “but”), every single freaking time I had to find half of 9/16 (for example…I’m speaking of any fraction), I would have to spend a few minutes working out the fraction, converting to a common denominator, then reducing to the lowest common denominator (you know the drill). Or I could just look at my tape measure and work it by eye but I never trusted myself so I’d do it the long, traditional way that I was taught in school. 
Had I been made to take the trade math class, I would’ve learned this and it would’ve saved me a lot of time! (Damn! I wasted a ton of time over the years doing this the long way)😆.
Moral to the story: no matter how “educated” one might think they are, there is always plenty of room to learn and grow.

Thank you so much for this invaluable lesson! I am excited to use this time saving method you have now taught me. You truly are an excellent teacher.

[scottjune]

I have worked construction my whole life and understand a tape measure, but I was just schooled. That was really cool

[AngelViktoria]

Thank you so much for this video, you taught me a great deal… i need this for work

[Etol]

When adding 1/2" to 7/16" I find it easier to convert the 1/2 to 16th first.
1/2" = 8/16". 8/16" + 7/16" = 15/16"
Just a tip from a funny talking metric bloke from the Netherlands. 😁

[sawboneiomc]

After seeing your first video on this I find myself as I’m making deliveries running this in my head.

[DarrellPenn-wo]

Absolutely amazing. All my years and never thought about it like this. Well deserved like and of course I subscribed.

[deanl]

OMG! This is so scary. This is EXACTLY how my mind works, and how I do math and measuring. Years ago, when prepping for the trades tests, I went back to my grammar school math teacher to relearn & review. I explained how I did my thinking and he said I found my own way of computing and that was actually a good thing. I had the hardest time with improper fractions until I thought of tools, as in 9/8 is a 1 1/8" wrench. LOL For your last example, I always did it a little different in my head, but I really like the way you write that out. I can see it will be harder to make a mistake doing it your way. Thanks

[bonniedobkin]

Absolutely Genius ! You’re the BEST ! ❤️🏴‍☠️🎥💯% ! You should have a teaching Degree 👌

[minnicarides]

Thanks! From a metric point of view this was very helpful to understanding the inch thing😂

[victoraraoz]

you can also think of the 7/16th as a half that's missing a 16th... so 1/2 + 7/16 = 1 (-1/16) which is... 15/16 ...since 1 is made of 16 16th's.... get it?

[sackvilleweldingservices]

This is interesting because fractions are the tricky bit for most folk.
Metric, is much easier because it works in multiples of ten just like money.
For example, $1.00 is made up from100cents much like £1.00 is made from 100 pennies.
1millimetre is made up from 0.1 of a mm, 1 centimetre (CM) is made from 10mm and 100mm is 10 cm and 1, 000mm is 100cm or 1metre and 1 kilometre is 1, 000 metres. Just easy multiples of ten going up or down the scale. Simples!

[jackdawg]

Considering the US adopted the metric system in 1975, and President Bush mandated its use for all government contracts in 1992, there are still a lot of people who dont use the metric system in the US.

[mattsan]

IF u multiply top and bottom of a 1/2 by 8 you get 8/16 same thing still. then add 8/16 to 7/16 gives you 15/16

[cleancutguy]

Great video! I think we should go metric! It's so much simpler and none of the fraction shit.

[nwafab]

And half of 40 is 20 minus half an 8th which is a 16th which equals 19 15/16