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Woodworking Math

29/32 inch in decimal and mm

Decimal inches

0.90625 in

0.9063 in to four places

Millimetres

23.01875 mm

From the standard, the international inch, 25.4 mm exactly

The math

  1. A fraction is its top number divided by its bottom number: 29/32 in = 29 ÷ 32 = 0.90625 in.
  2. An inch is exactly 25.4 mm, so 0.90625 × 25.4 = 23.01875 mm, or 23.019 mm to three places.
  3. In feet, divide by 12: 0.90625 ÷ 12 = 0.075521 ft. In centimetres, divide the mm by 10: 2.301875 cm.
  4. The same size in finer steps: 29/32 = 58/64. A tape marked in 16ths, 32nds or 64ths shows it at those marks.

29/32 to the nearest 1/8, 1/16

A tape or rule marked more coarsely than 32ths can’t show 29/32 exactly. The nearest marks, and how far off each is (plus means the mark is bigger; a size exactly halfway goes to the bigger mark):

NearestMarkOff by (in)Off by (mm)
1/87/8 in−0.03125−0.794
1/1615/16 in+0.03125+0.794

Drills, plywood and lumber at 29/32 in

Drills either side of 29/32 in
DrillSizeOff by
23 mm0.9055 in−0.0188 mm
23.5 mm0.9252 in+0.4812 mm

Every drill is on the drill bit size chart.

Bits of this size

Sizes either side

FractionDecimalmm
57/64 in0.890625 in22.622 mm
59/64 in0.921875 in23.416 mm

Every size is on the fraction to decimal chart; any other size goes in the fraction to decimal calculator.