A pencil is much shorter than a hand. A better unit for measuring it is:
AArmspan
BHandspan
CFingers
DFootstep
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Fingers
1. A unit should be smaller than the thing measured.
2. A pencil is less than one handspan long.
3. So fingers are the better unit.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics Class II, Chapter 13, measuring length._
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