The grass in the outfield of a professional baseball stadium is trimmed to a height of 5.08 x 10^−5 miles. which unit of measurement is most appropriate to measure this height? a. feet b. kilometers c. meters d. inches

 Option D is the correct answer.

Explanation:

 Height of grass = 5.08 x 10⁻⁵miles

 Feet

         1 mile = 5280 feet

          Height of grass = 5.08 x 10⁻⁵x 5280 = 0.268 ft

 Kilometers:

         1 mile = 1.6 km

         Height of grass = 5.08 x 10⁻⁵x 1.6 = 8.128 x 10⁻⁵ km

Meters:

         1 mile = 1600 m

         Height of grass = 5.08 x 10⁻⁵x 1600 = 0.0812 m

Inches:

         1 mile = 63360 inches

         Height of grass = 5.08 x 10⁻⁵x 63360 = 3.22 inches

From seeing the result it can be understood that inch is the best unit to measure the height of grass.

Option D is the correct answer.