Question

Which imperial unit is closest in measurement to the metric unit of a meter?

A.
inch
B.
foot
C.
yard
D.
mile

Answer 1

C. One meter is equal to roughly 1.0936 yds.

Answer 2

C. yard

Explanation:

Let's use conversions:

A) There are about 39.37 inches in 1 meter. Clearly, 1 inch is not close to 1 meter, so eliminate A.

B) There are about 3.28 feet in 1 meter. Again, this shows that 1 foot is not close to 1 meter, so eliminate B.

C) There are about 1.09 yards in 1 meter. 1.09 can round down to 1, so this is the closest to a meter.

D) There are about 0.000621 miles in 1 meter. The number of miles is clearly way smaller than 1, so eliminate D.

Thus, the answer is C, yard.

Hope this helps!