Question

Describe how you would use a yardstick to measure a length of a rug

Answer 1

If you didn't know the precise measurements, you could lay the stick on the rug and measure how many of those yardsticks fit onto that rug. Then you could take that yardstick to a store and find a new one by applying the same type of measuring and you would find things that are the same size. You would use the stick for reference.