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To measure the lengths of objects. The metric ruler is broken into tenths as there are 100 centimetres in a metre and 10 millimetres in a centimetre. It is just a different unit to measure with. Metres is actually the unit accepted internationally for length

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Q: What is a ruler broken into 10th instead of twelfths use for?
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