inch is NOT used with metric values. That
Posted By: KT on 2009-05-21
In Reply to: 0.5 inch equals 1/2 inch. - Patty
Subject: inch is NOT used with metric values. That
is what is being said above. 1/2 inch, not 0.5 inch. They might say 0.5 inch, but it is transcribed as 1/2 inch or 1/2".
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