2007-03-29 03:07:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Length is a measurement of distance or dimension. The two main systems to measure length are the metric and the English system. The metric system is based on 10. The meter is the standard unit and portions of that are in tens.
Conversion Chart
1 centimeter = 0.3937 inches
12 inches = 1 foot
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 foot = 0.3048 meters
3 feet = 1 yard
1760 feet = 1 mile
5280 feet = 1 mile
1 yard = 0.9144 meters
1 meter = 3.28083 feet
1 kilometer = 3281 feet
1 kilometer = 0.6214 miles
3 miles = 1 league
2007-03-29 03:13:35 · answer #1 · answered by Lana 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It all depends; In the construction industry, design (architectural) the most used metric length is the millimeter. In schools teachers tend to use centimeter's throughout. carpet layers will use Meter's and so on. To be strictly accurate, the unit of length in the metric system is the meter.
Confusing ain't it?
2007-03-29 03:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
meter
The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) is a measure of length. It is the basic unit of length in the metric system and in the International System of Units (SI), used around the world for general and scientific purposes.
2007-03-29 03:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
the meter is the base from there there is centimeters millimeters and kilometer thsoe are the basics
2007-03-29 04:22:08 · answer #4 · answered by angel_babydoll_devil08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
meters
2007-03-29 03:12:33 · answer #5 · answered by theca_va 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋