Instead of a measurement like 7/16 inches, we'd use something like say 11.1 millimetres (or a little more than a centimetre in everyday use)... Maybe it's just

Instead of a measurement like 7/16 inches, we'd use something like say 11.1 millimetres (or a little more than a centimetre in everyday use)... Maybe it's just that I'm so used to decimal measurements, but whenever I see plans that use fractions of inches, it looks confusing and imprecise... Coming from a decimal background, I don't really feel like using a fraction is ever better than using a smaller unit unless you're making an estimate (ie, "about half a kilometre").