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What do you do when you go from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
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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
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
Why do you multiply to change a larger unit to a smaller unit?
to get a unit
What would you use to change from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
conversion factor
A unit must be divided by multiples of ten when converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
False
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
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
Do you multiply or divide to change from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
To convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit you would multiply. Ex: 5 km = 5000 m Where 1 km = 1000 m <><><><><> It depends on which factor you are multiplying or dividing by. It can go either way. To convert from ounces to grams, for instance, you can divide by 28.350, or you can multiply by 0.035273.
How do you change from a smaller unit to a larger unit?
There are two ways that are essentially the same and can be used freely - as long as the two units are of the same dimension (length, mass, time, etc.) of course.First way: MultiplicationYou multiply with the relation between the largerunit and the smaller unit, i.e. with how many of the larger unit that goes per one of the smallerunit.ExamplesIf the smaller unit is m (meter) and the larger is km (kilometer), you multiply by 1/1000 km/m.If the smaller unit is inches (in) and the larger is feet (ft), you multiply by 1/12 ft/in.If the smaller unit is µg (micrograms) and the larger is kg (kilograms), you multiply by 1/1,000,000,000 kg/µg.Second way: DivisionYou divide by the relation between the smallerunit and the larger unit, i.e. with how many of the smaller unit goes per one of the larger unit.ExamplesIf the smaller unit is m (meter) and the larger is km (kilometer), you divide by 1000 m/km to go from meters to kilometers.If the smaller unit is inches (in) and the larger is feet (ft), you divide by 12 in/ft to go from inches to feet.If the smaller unit is µg (micrograms) and the larger is kg (kilograms), you divide by 1,000,000,000µg/kg.
Why do you multiply to change a larger unit to a smaller unit?
to get a unit
Why do you decrease the value if you use a larger unit and increase the value for a smaller unit?
Because, for any given amount, there are fewer larger units that will go into that amount.
If you are going from a smaller unit to a larger unit what do you do?
divide
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.
