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What is the rule for converting from one metric unit to the other?
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Determine the power of ten corresponding to each unit. If the new power of ten is higher, you move the decimal point to the left; if it is lower, you move the decimal point to the right. The difference between the powers of ten tells you how many places to move the decimal point.
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Formulae for converting kg into meters?
Kilograms are a unit of weight in the Metric System. Meters are units of distance in the Metric System. There can no more be a formula for converting kilograms to meters then there could be converting pounds into yards.
What happens to a decimal place in the number when you are converting from a smaller metric unit to a larger unit?
The decimal point moves to the left.
PLEASE answer How do you convert one metric unit to another metric unit?
There isn't any one general answer. It depends on what unit you want to convert to what other unit.
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
What metric unit is the longest?
The metric unit of length is the metre. The only multiple in general use is the kilometre. There are as many other multiples as you would wish.
When converting a smaller metric unit to a larger metric unit do you move the decimal to the left?
Yes. For example, 100 grams = 0.1 kilograms
Formulae for converting kg into meters?
Kilograms are a unit of weight in the Metric System. Meters are units of distance in the Metric System. There can no more be a formula for converting kilograms to meters then there could be converting pounds into yards.
What happens to a decimal place in the number when you are converting from a smaller metric unit to a larger unit?
The decimal point moves to the left.
Is an inch a metric unit?
No, centimeters and other --meters are the metric system.
What is the metric unit of capacity of a teardrop?
The metric unit is a millilitre. The metric unit is a millilitre. The metric unit is a millilitre. The metric unit is a millilitre.
PLEASE answer How do you convert one metric unit to another metric unit?
There isn't any one general answer. It depends on what unit you want to convert to what other unit.
Is it true or falues a unit mush be divided by multiples of ten when converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
False - when converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit there will be more of them so you must multiply. What you multiply by depends upon the units, for example converting feet to inches you multiply by 12; converting pounds to ounces you multiply by 16. It is only with the metric system of units where you multiply by a power of 10 to convert a large unit to a smaller unit, for example 2.5 kg is 2500 g (multiply by 1000 or 103).
When do you divide to convert units?
When you are converting from a small unit to a large unit.When you are converting from a small unit to a large unit.When you are converting from a small unit to a large unit.When you are converting from a small unit to a large unit.
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
Is it true a quantity must be divided by multiples of ten when converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
No. That principle applies for most unit conversions in the metric system, but not for all and it does not apply at all for imperial measurements.
What is 1.6 in mm?
what are you converting from...mm is a metric unit so it would be 16 milimeters, if you asked what is 1.6 feet or 1.6 litres or 1.6 inches, you need a unit of measurment to convert from.
What you a metric unit of volume?
I not a metric unit of anything! A litre is one metric unit for volume.
