Answer :
To answer this question, we first need to know the standard length of a professional basketball court and the units we're converting between.
A professional basketball court is typically 94 feet in length.
Now, we need to convert feet to yards because the options we are provided with are in inches, yards, and miles.
There are 3 feet in a yard, so to convert from feet to yards, we divide the number of feet by 3.
\[
\text{Length in yards} = \frac{\text{Length in feet}}{3}
\]
Substituting the known length of the court in feet:
\[
\text{Length in yards} = \frac{94}{3} \approx 31.33 \text{ yards}
\]
Now, let's look at the options provided:
A) 28 inches - This is much smaller than the length of the basketball court in feet, let alone in yards. Therefore, it cannot be the correct answer.
B) 28 yards - Given that the actual length in yards is approximately 31.33 yards, this option is closest to the actual length.
C) 28 miles - This is an extremely large unit of measure and would be vastly greater than the length of a basketball court, so this cannot be the correct answer.
Therefore, the closest listed length to the actual length of a professional basketball court is 28 yards, which is option B.
