How to Read a Protractor?

Place the center hole of the protractor on the angle’s vertex

Align one side of the angle with the protractor’s baseline

Check which scale starts at 0 on the aligned side

Read the number where the other side of the angle crosses the scale

Use the inner scale if the left side is aligned with 0

Use the outer scale if the right side is aligned with 0

Make sure you read the correct scale for the angle’s direction

Record the angle measurement in degrees

Verify the reading by checking that it matches the angle’s opening

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