The height of a basketball ring from the floor is:
- A.2.44 metres
- B.3.05 metres
- C.3.5 metres
- D.2.43 metres
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 3.05 metres. The ring, or basket, is fixed with its upper edge 3.05 metres above the floor, that is exactly 10 feet, and the measurement has not changed since the game was invented by James Naismith in 1891. Option A is wrong because 2.44 metres is the height of a football goal, and also the height of the crossbar in the question papers that mix the two games. Option C is wrong because 3.5 metres is a round figure with no place in the rules, offered only because it is close. Option D is wrong because 2.43 metres is the height of a volleyball net for men, the companion figure to 2.24 metres for women. The safest way to keep them apart is to remember the game with each number rather than the number alone.
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