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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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