IXL | Estimate lengths with inches, feet, and yards

Estimate the height of a pint of ice cream. You can use these measurements to help.


A US quarter is about 1 inch across.	A men's shoe is about 1 foot long.	A baseball bat is about 1 yard long.

Which of these is the best estimate for the height of a pint of ice cream?

4 inches

4 feet

4 yards

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Estimate the height of a ketchup bottle. You can use these measurements to help.


A US quarter is about 1 inch across.	A men's shoe is about 1 foot long.	A baseball bat is about 1 yard long.

Which of these is the best estimate for the height of a ketchup bottle?

7 inches

7 feet

7 yards


A US quarter is about 1 inch across.	A men's shoe is about 1 foot long.	A baseball bat is about 1 yard long.

A ketchup bottle is about as tall as 7 quarters stacked edge-to-edge. So, 7 inches is a good estimate for the height of a ketchup bottle.

The other measurements are not good estimates for the height of a ketchup bottle.

7 feet is too tall. A ketchup bottle is shorter than a men's shoe. This means a ketchup bottle is shorter than 1 foot.
7 yards is too tall. A ketchup bottle is shorter than a baseball bat. This means a ketchup bottle is shorter than 1 yard.

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