Yard

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the precise definition?1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches = 0.9144 meters
2. What is the imperial-metric link?The 1959 international agreement standardized the yard's value in meters
3. How many feet or inches are in a yard?One yard is exactly three feet, which is the same as 36 inches.
4. Why was the yard standardized to 0.9144 meters?The yard was set to 0.9144 meters in 1959 so that the British and US systems could match the International System of Units. This made trade and science easier worldwide.

British Imperial System: A system of weights and measures historically used in the British Empire.
US Customary System: The system of weights and measures used in the United States.
International System of Units (SI): The modern form of the metric system, the world's most widely used system of measurement.
Anthropometric Measurement: Measurement of human body dimensions, often used historically for units of length.