How long is an ice skate?
11 miles 11 feet 11 yards 11 inches
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 11 inches.
11 feet, 11 yards, and 11 miles are all too long.