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The most commonly used units for length are:

inch: equal to 2.54 cm.

foot: equal to 12 inches, about 30 cm.

yard: 3 feet, about 90 cm.

mile: 5280 feet, about 1.6 km.

For units smaller than an inch, powers of 2 are often used, for example, 1/2 inch, 1/4 inch, 3/8 inch, etc.

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The most common unit of measurement for length in the United States is the inch. Additionally, the foot, yard, and mile are also used for measuring longer distances.

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