NO, in metric, I've never dealt with fractions. It is ALL DECIMAL, which is the point. It is in the "English" system that you have to deal with the fractions:

NO, in metric, I've never dealt with fractions. It is ALL DECIMAL, which is the point. It is in the "English" system that you have to deal with the fractions: the board is 8 feet 1 and 23/32 inches long. Now how long will it be when you cut off 5 3/8 inches from that? If you can't more quickly subtract 137mm from 2482mm, you are either extremely unusual or insincere.