Lesson 2 of 8 · Grades 3 to 5
Practice: Length in customary units
Ten questions on customary length: facts between inches, feet, yards and miles, reading an inch ruler and writing lengths in feet and inches.
How to use this page
This page gives you ten more questions on the same idea as the lesson "Length in customary units". Work through them at your own speed. Write your answer down or say it out loud before you open the answer box, so you give yourself a real chance to think.
If a question feels hard, go back to the lesson and look at the worked example again. Getting a question wrong is useful; it shows you the part that needs one more look.
Practice questions
Answer all ten questions in your notebook or in your head. Then open each answer to check your work.
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How many inches are in 3 feet?
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36 inches. 3 × 12 = 36 in.
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How many feet are in 4 yards?
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12 feet. 4 × 3 = 12 ft.
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A rope is 2 yards long. How many inches is that?
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72 inches. 2 yd is 6 ft, and 6 × 12 = 72 in.
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Which is longer, 5 feet or 58 inches?
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5 feet. It is 60 in, which is longer than 58 in.
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A gate is 5 ft 4 in wide. Write the width in inches.
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64 inches. 5 ft is 60 in, and 60 + 4 = 64 in.
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How many feet are in one mile?
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5,280 feet. One mile is 5,280 ft.
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A board is 30 inches long. How many feet and inches is that?
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2 ft 6 in. 30 in is 24 in plus 6 in.
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A ladder is 8 feet tall. How many inches is that?
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96 inches. 8 × 12 = 96 in.
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A lane is 25 yards long. How many feet is that?
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75 feet. 25 × 3 = 75 ft.
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A shelf is 46 inches long. Write that in feet and inches.
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3 ft 10 in. 46 in is 36 in plus 10 in.