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.
By measuring with a tape and marking with a pencil or marker.
When measuring body lengths for example your shoulder to arm verse your elbow to finger tip
To determine how many 50cm lengths can be cut from 18m, we need to convert the measurements to the same unit. Since 1m is equal to 100cm, 18m is equal to 1800cm. Dividing 1800cm by 50cm gives us 36, so you can cut 36 lengths of 50cm from an 18m long piece.
Both the ruler and the tape use a scale marked along their lengths.
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