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Comparison metric distance
Comparison imperial distance
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Which is the
shortest
distance?
5 mi
4 ft
8 in
1 mi
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Can you answer 10 correctly?
The shortest distance is
?
5 mi
4 ft
8 in
1 mi
= ? ft
= ? ft
= ? ft
= ? ft
When comparing distances using imperial units, there are 4 common units to compare: inches (in), feet (ft), yards (yd), and miles (mi).
1 mile (mi) = 1,760 yards (yd)
1 yard (yd) = 3 feet (ft)
1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in)
If we have a distance in miles and we want to know how many yards it is, we multiply the number of miles by 1,760.
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