You would use to measure decimeter is a ruler.
i would use inches
A scale.
You would use Volume.
It depends how tall the house is
decimeters
Meters are closer to what you would measure an animal of that size with.
One could use either, but it would make more sense to use meters.
You would use to measure decimeter is a ruler.
i would use inches
milimeters
You could measure lengths of small objects like a pen or bookshelf in decimeters. Decimeters are one-tenth of a meter, so they are useful for measuring lengths that are between centimeters and meters.
You would use centimeters (cm) to measure the circumference of a dinner plate.
0.48 has 2 significant figures and 0.4800 has 4 significant figures. The correct answer would depend on the device used to measure the string, and on the precision of that instrument.
When the object is larger than the ruler.
A beeker would measure the amount of matter in an object.
A scale.