47 inches (or 47 hundredths of an inch) is slightly less than half an inch. On a standard ruler, here’s how you can visualize it:
- One inch is typically divided into 16 small segments (each representing 1/16 inch).
- .47 inches is just under half an inch (which is 0.5 inches), so it’s very close to the 1/2 inch mark but just a little bit shorter.
To be more precise, 0.47 inches is roughly between the 7/16 inch and 1/2 inch marks. On most rulers, the 1/2 inch mark is often the longest line in between 0 and 1 inch, and .47 inches will be slightly to the left of this mark.
