How long is the Red Sea?
1,400 inches 1,400 feet 1,400 yards 1,400 miles
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 the Red Sea is 1,400 miles.
1,400 inches, 1,400 feet, and 1,400 yards are all too short.