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Often, when using a tape measure solo, you may find that you have to hold the hooked end secure and read the measurement with your arms spread wide. This leaves you looking at the tape at an angle.

Read a tape measure’s incremental marks for the metric system. Meter or 1m: The 1-meter marking is located at the 1/100 centimeter marking or 10th decimeter marking.