The "decimal scale" allows the designer or engineer to draw an object at actual size or 1" = 1". This scale can also be used by civil engineers as a 50 parts = 1" scale where the parts could be inches, feet, yards or miles. Study the illustration below for the fractional units of an inch.
NOTE: The views below are NOT ACTUAL SIZE.
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