Does Scantron read #3 pencils?

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<p>Please tell me they do! I used #3 instead of #2 for a final. I read a lot of info and found that #3 have harder lead so the bubbles come out lighter than a #2 pencil.</p>

<p>Has anyone used #3 pencil and the scantron worked? </p>

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<p>Where do you even find a number 3 pencil?</p>

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<p>It probably won’t. It reads the pencil mark and registers that as the answer, so if it’s too light it won’t register. It might work for a few answers if they’re penciled in really dark.
Try to take it again, if you can.</p>

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<p>I’ve never even seen number three pencils… your best bet is to stick with number 2. if you have significant problems and it turns out your answers turned out wrong or something, simply contact your teacher</p>

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<p>Modern scantron machines should be sensitive enough that they have no problem reading lighter marks - even then, a #3 pencil is not much lighter than a #2. As long as you’ve completely bubbled in the circle, the machine should pick up that one bubble allows less light to pass through than the other four.</p>

<p>Even ballpoints work on a scantron. #2 just happens to be a good balance between efficacy and user-friendliness (#1 pencils are black, but too smudgy, while #3 pencils are crisp, but grayer.)</p>

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<p>Didn’t even know #3 pencils existed.</p>

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<p>Post your findings when done</p>

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<p>It should be fine</p>

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<p>You should be fine
<a href=“What Makes #2 Pencils So Special? | Mental Floss”>http://mentalfloss.com/article/24832/what-makes-2-pencils-so-special&lt;/a&gt; 3rd section
Scantrons read #3 pencils too but there not recommended because they’re harder to erase
You would probably be fine using a pen on one </p>

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<p>I seriously wanted to know where you got a #3 pencil…</p>

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<h1>3 pencils aern’t that uncommon, you could probably get them at office supply stores</h1>

<p>now #4 pencils are pretty rare</p>

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<p>I’ve used #2.5 pencils on stuff and never had any problems.</p>

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<p>I don’t think any pencils other than #2 exist in nature</p>

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<p>Well i mean if you do art you could probably find these types of pencils for shading.</p>

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<p>@Yakisoba Just like how every number on the mohs scale is the name number.</p>

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<p>Turns out #3 pencils work!!!
And actually the mark for #3 pencils come out lighter than #2, so you have to press down harder when bubbling in answers.
Seriously? Never heard of #3 pencils?? That’s funny</p>