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If you are going from a smaller unit to a larger unit what do you do?
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divide
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What comes before grams?
Decagram if going from larger unit to smaller unit, and decigram if from smaller to larger.
Are you converting from a smaller unit to a larger unit or from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
The answer to that one is going to depend on two things:-- what unit you are converting from-- what unit you are converting to
Are you converting from a smaller to larger unit or larger to smaller unit converting millimeters to meter?
You convert to a larger unit. Smaller to larger. Metre is 1000 times larger than a millimetre
Why do you multiply to change a larger unit to a smaller unit?
to get a unit
How do you convert from a smaller metric unit to a larger metric unit?
you divide the smaller # into the bigger #----
When converting a larger unit of measurement to a smaller unit you what?
Multiply
How do how do you decide whether the larger unit rate or the smaller unit rate is the better buy?
If the numerator is money then the smaller unit rate is better. If the denominator is the money, then the larger unit rate.
Why it ms sense to multiply when you convert to a smaller unit?
It makes sense to multiply when converting measurements to smaller units because it takes many smaller units to make up a larger unit. So in order to translate larger unit(s) into smaller units, you have to break up the larger unit(s) into many smaller pieces.
What do you do when you go from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
poopie pants rock
How do you convert a given unit to larger unit and its answer?
You have to multiply by the conversation ratio.
Why do you divide to change a smaller unit to a larger unit?
Because the number of larger units will be less than the number of smaller units, and when you divide the answer is usually smaller than the number you started with.
Must a unit be divided by multiples of ten when converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
No.
