Practice choosing, measuring, converting, and comparing lengths using inches, feet, and yards.
Read each problem carefully. Use 12 inches = 1 foot and 3 feet = 1 yard. Show your work in the space provided.
Measuring and comparing customary units of length
Math - Grade 2-3
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A pencil is 7 inches long. Is inches, feet, or yards the best unit to measure the pencil? Explain your choice.
- 2
There are 12 inches in 1 foot. How many inches are in 2 feet?
- 3
A jump rope is 3 yards long. How many feet long is the jump rope?
- 4
Circle the longer length: 10 inches or 1 foot. Explain how you know.
- 5
A ribbon is 18 inches long. How many feet and inches long is the ribbon?
- 6
Choose the best unit to measure the length of a classroom: inches, feet, or yards. Explain your choice.
- 7
A board is 5 feet long. How many inches long is the board?
- 8
Look at a line that starts at 0 inches and ends at 4 inches on a ruler. What is the length of the line?
- 9
Which is shorter: 2 yards or 7 feet? Explain how you know.
- 10
Maria has a string that is 1 foot long and another string that is 8 inches long. What is the total length in inches?
- 11
A doorway is about 7 feet tall. Is this length closer to 7 inches, 7 feet, or 7 yards? Explain your answer.
- 12
Fill in the blank: 4 yards = _____ feet.
- 13
A toy car travels 30 inches. Did it travel more than 2 feet? Explain how you know.
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A garden path is 6 yards long. A sidewalk is 15 feet long. Which is longer, the garden path or the sidewalk?
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Sam measures a book and says it is about 9 yards long. Is this reasonable? Explain your answer and choose a better unit.