Reading vernier scale measurement between 0.44 mm and 0.46 mm

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i know how to read these scales, but this problem was really hard to see for me. can you guys see if it lines up at .44mm or .46 mm? I attached drawing
 
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My opinion is that it is somewhere in between, but closer to .46
 
pyroknife said:
i know how to read these scales, but this problem was really hard to see for me. can you guys see if it lines up at .44mm or .46 mm? I attached drawing

I suspect neither - but this doesn't look the vernier part of the scale. That is where you find which one is lining up
On the vernier part One scale has 10 divisions, the other has 9
 
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