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i measured with a ruler 2.10in is that correct or should it be converted?
Hi Shunda
I cannot know if you are reading the measurement correctly. But if one inch is divided in 16 equal portions, then each marking represents 1/16 or 0.0625 of an inch, not 0.1 inch as you say.
If an inch is divided only into 8 equal portions, then each finer marking represents 0.125 of an inch.
To be sure, you should look up a picture on a search engine, something along the lines of "reading imperial measurement on a ruler".
Hope this helps
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