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¿Dónde está 5/8 en una Cinta Métrica?

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La marca de 5/8 se ubica un octavo después de 1/2", justo a mitad de camino entre 1/2" y 3/4". Equivale a 0.625 pulgadas (15.88 mm).

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¿Dónde está 5/8 en una Cinta Métrica?

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Fraction
5/8"
Five eighths (10/16)
Decimal Inches
0.6250"
Up to 4 decimals
Millimeters
15.875 mm
inches × 25.4
Mark Location & Landmark

5/8 is the medium tick halfway between 1/2 and 3/4 (10/16).

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FractionDecimal InchesMetric (mm)Line Type & Landmark
1/16"0.0625"1.588 mmOne sixteenth
1/8"0.1250"3.175 mmOne eighth (2/16)
3/16"0.1875"4.763 mmThree sixteenths
1/4"0.2500"6.350 mmOne quarter (4/16)
5/16"0.3125"7.938 mmFive sixteenths
3/8"0.3750"9.525 mmThree eighths (6/16)
7/16"0.4375"11.113 mmSeven sixteenths
1/2"0.5000"12.700 mmOne half (8/16)
9/16"0.5625"14.288 mmNine sixteenths
5/8"0.6250"15.875 mmFive eighths (10/16)
11/16"0.6875"17.463 mmEleven sixteenths
3/4"0.7500"19.050 mmThree quarters (12/16)
13/16"0.8125"20.638 mmThirteen sixteenths
7/8"0.8750"22.225 mmSeven eighths (14/16)
15/16"0.9375"23.813 mmFifteen sixteenths

¿Dónde está 5/8 en una Cinta Métrica? — Step-by-Step Reference

Localiza 5/8 en la cinta métrica en segundos. Ve la marca, su decimal (0.625 in) y su medida en mm (15.88 mm).

US Imperial Standard

Standard fractions divided into 1/16", 1/8", 1/4", and 1/2" increments with exact decimal benchmarks.

Metric SI Equivalence

Millimeter and centimeter precision calculated using exact 25.40 mm per international inch conversion.

¿Dónde está 5/8 en una Cinta Métrica? FAQ

Where is 5/8 on a tape measure?

5/8 inch is one 1/8 mark after the 1/2 inch line and one 1/8 mark before the 3/4 inch line. It is the tenth 1/16 line after a whole inch.

What is 5/8 in decimal and millimeters?

5/8 inch equals 0.625 inches, which is 15.875 mm (about 15.9 mm).

What is half of 5/8 on a tape measure?

Half of 5/8 inch is 5/16 inch (0.3125 in). For example, half of 3 5/8 inches is 1 13/16 inches.

What comes after 5/8 on a tape measure?

After 5/8 comes 11/16, then 3/4. Before 5/8 is 9/16, then 1/2.

Is 5/8 closer to 1/2 or 3/4? Is it the same as 3/4?

5/8 is exactly halfway between 1/2 and 3/4, each 1/8 inch away. It is not the same as 3/4 (0.75 in), which is longer than 5/8 (0.625 in) by 1/8 inch.

Is 5/8 the same as 5'8" or 5.8 inches?

No. 5/8 inch is a fraction (0.625 in). 5'8" means 5 feet 8 inches, which is 68 inches. 5.8 inches is about 5 13/16 inches on a tape measure (see our tape measure reader).