Question

Yard is a measure of distance between
a) Two hands
b) The hand & the feet
c) Between the hand & the elbow
d) End of the arm & the chin

Answer 1

Answer:

Yard is a measure of distance between end of the arm & the chin.

Explanation:

There are various ancient units to measure length by using body parts in order for measuring.​

Yard was used to measure cloth length.

Some of the other units From Ancient age:

1. Hand Span- The maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger.
2. Cubit- The length from the elbow to the fingertips.
3. Foot- The length of one foot.

In modern definition, A yard is a unit of length. It is equal to 36 inches or 3 feet.

The symbol of yard is “yd".

1 yard is= to 0.9144 meters.

Other techniques to measure Yard:-

1. Suppose someone's height is 5'10", then 1 yard is about the distance from the persons waist to the floor.
2. Width of many refrigerators is about 1 yard.
3. Approximate height of a 3-year old child could be about 1 yard.

Some problems relating yard is given below:-

Mike is putting up a fence in the back yard. The fence comes in sections that are 4 2/3 feet long. If the yard is 34 feet long, how many sections will he need to buy?​

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You are making costumes for the school play. Each costume needs a piece of ribbon that is 5/8 yard long. How many yards of ribbon are needed for the 24 costumes?

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Answer 2

Answer:

Option (d)- end of the arm and the chin.

Explanation:

Yard: Yard is the fundamental unit of length in both the US Customary System and the British Imperial System of measurement.

Yard is the distance between the end of the outstretched arm and the chin.

One yard = 3 feet. In terms of inches, one yard is equal to 36 inches and equivalent to 0.9144 meter. Yards are used to measure distances, such as the length of a football field.

Examples - 1.The lawn in front of the house; a front yard.

                   2.The area around a train repair center where trains are stored;a rail yard.

Yard of cloth was measured by the distance between end of the outstretched arm and the chin.

In ancient Egypt and Rome, units like cubit and yard were in practice.

So the answer is option(d) end of the arm and the chin.

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