Click the "General" drop-down menu in the Number group and select "Fraction." Doing so displays decimal inches in commonly used fractions. This changes the example's result to "9 1/2." ...

A usable fraction is a fraction you can use to measure with (i.e., 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 inch). You measure with fractions of an inch. However, your calculator works in decimals of an inch. If you want ...

Fractions A fraction is a part of a whole. There are two numbers to every fraction: the top number of the fraction is called the numerator. The bottom number is called the denominator.