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4 -518 0. 3854
4- 11/ 16 0. 3906
4- 314 0. 3958
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3- 318
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0. 0156 4- 3/ 16 0. 3490
0. 0260 4- 5/ 16 0. 3594
0. 3646
0. 0365 4- 7/ 16 0. 3698
0. 3750
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0. 0417 4- 112
0. 1302 5- 9/ 16 0. 4635
0. 1354 5-518 0. 4688
0. 1406 5- 11/ 16 0. 4740
0. 1563 5- 718 0. 4896
0. 1615 5- 15/ 16 0. 4948
0. 1667 0. 5000
0 . 1 7 7 1 6- 118 0. 5104
0. 1823 6- 3/ 16 0. 5156
0. 1875 6- 114 0. 5208
0. 1927 6- 5/ 16 0. 5260
0. 1979 6- 318 0. 5313
0. 2031 6- 7/ 16 0. 5365
0.2188 6- 518 0. 5521
0. 2240 6- 11/ 16 0. 5573
0. 2292 6- 314 0. 5625
0. 2344 6- 13/ 16 0. 5677
0. 2396 6- 718 0. 5729
0. 2448 6- 15/ 16 0. 5781
0. 2552 7 - 1 / 1 6 0.5885
0. 2604 7- 118 0. 5938
0. 2656 7- 3/ 16 0. 5990
0. 2708 7- 114 0. 6042
0. 2760 I 7- 5/ 16 I 0. 6094
0. 2969 7- 9/ 16 0. 6302
0. 3021 7- 518 0. 6354
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0. 3125 I 7- 314 I 0. 6458
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10- 11/ 16
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11- 3/ 16
11-114
11- 5/ 16
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0. 6771
0. 6823
0. 6875
0. 6927
0. 6979
0. 7031
0. 7083
0. 7135
0. 7188
0. 7240
0. 7292
0. 7344
0. 7396
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DECIMAL OF AN INCH
FRACTION DECIMAL
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7/ 32 0. 21875
15/ 64 0. 234375
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19/ 64 0. 296875
11/ 32 0. 34375
23/ 64 0. 359375
25/ 64 0. 390625
13/ 32 0. 40625
27/ 64 0. 421875
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37/ 64 0. 578125
19/ 32 0. 59375
39/ 64 0. 609375
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61/ 64 0. 953125
31/ 32 0. 96875
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