If by smaller unit, the unit represents something smaller (like inches or centimeters), and you are converting to something larger (like feet or meters), then you will be dividing by a conversion factor (the units are larger, so it takes less of them to represent the same thing).
One method that helps is to create an equality, such as 2.54 cm = 1 in. Then divide both sides by one or the other, such as:
So 8 cm = (8 cm) * 1 = (8 cm) * (1 in)/(2.54 cm) = 3.1496 in. (about 3 5/32 in)
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Metric units are internationally agreed standard measurement units. They can only be changed by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM, its acronym after its French name), which is charged with maintaining international uniformity.
The basic idea is for them not to change.
You divide the larger unit by a factor to convert into the smaller unit
You divide the numbers.
Divide by the appropriate power of ten.
The size of any unit is, by definition, 1.
there is no real metric unit. The SI unit is the second
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Celsius degrees. These are equivalent, in size, to the basic unit, a Kelvin.
A metric unit is a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system, based on meters and kilograms and seconds.
The size of any unit is, by definition, 1.
there is no real metric unit. The SI unit is the second
The metric unit is a millilitre. The metric unit is a millilitre. The metric unit is a millilitre. The metric unit is a millilitre.
micometers
that would be the centimetre
Acceleration metric unit is metres per second squared (ms-2). It is the measure of the rate of change of velocity.
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what size spoon? A tablespoon is equal to about 15 milliliters
The SI unit of temperature is the Kelvin. It's the same size as the Celsius degree.
I not a metric unit of anything! A litre is one metric unit for volume.
Centimetres and/or millimetres - depending on the size of the piece !
Celsius degrees. These are equivalent, in size, to the basic unit, a Kelvin.