inch - in

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The distance between the knuckles on your index finger is approximately 1 inch.

 foot - ft

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Your notebook is approximately 1 foot tall.

1 foot = 12 inches

 yard - yd

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A baseball bat is approximately 1 yard long.

1 yard = 3 feet

 mile - mi

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Long distances are measured in miles. The distance a vehicle travels is measured in miles.

1 mile = 5280 feet

centimeter - cm

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A paperclip is approximately 1 centimeter wide.

1 centimeter =10 millimeters

 decimeter - dm

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A crayon is approximately 1 decimeter long.

1 decimeter =10 centimeters