How long is an ice skate?
14 yards 14 miles 14 inches 14 feet
Select the best estimate.
Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
When you are using customary units, length may be written with units of inches, feet, yards, or miles.
There are 12 inches in 1 foot, and 3 feet in 1 yard. There are 5,280 feet in 1 mile.
A football is about 1 foot long. A football field is 100 yards long.
The best estimate for the length of an ice skate is 14 inches.
14 feet, 14 yards, and 14 miles are all too long.