Question

Yard is an old unit of measurement of length.It is the length between the tip of the nose and thumb of an outstretched hand. Its average length is:

• A. Between 40 cm to 50 cm
• B. between 70 cm to 80 cm
• C. Between 80 cm and 90 cm
• D. Between 60 cm and 70 cm

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Between 80 cm and 90 cm

1. A yard is a unit of length. The symbol of yard is “yd”. It is equal to 3 feet or 36 inches. If converted into meters, 1 yard is equal to 0.9144 meters.

2. 1 yard is nearly equal to 91.44 cm.

3. Hence, approximately we can consider that value of 1 yard lies between 80 cm and 90 cm.

4. So, the correct option is C.