move the decimal three spaces to the right to convert micrometers to millimeters... you tube has tutorials too
Left
To the left.
You move is three places.
To the left.
you're moving from 10^-6 to 10^-3. from 0.000001m to 0.001m
It moves three digits to the left.
move the decimal place over 3 place to the right.4.2 centimetersV42.0V420.0V4200.0 Micrometers
Decimal move to the left by 12 steps.
When going from smaller to larger units, there will be fewer of them. That indicates division, which will make it appear as if the decimal point is going to the left.
20 millimeters = 20,000 micrometers 20 micrometers = 0.02 millimeters
10 micrometers = 0.01 millimeters