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What operation do you use to convert from a smaller measurement unit to a larger measurement unit?
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∙ 11y ago
You divide by the conversion factor.
You divide by the conversion factor.
You divide by the conversion factor.
You divide by the conversion factor.
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When converting a larger unit of measurement to a smaller unit you what?
Multiply
How do you convert from a smaller metric unit to a larger metric unit?
you divide the smaller # into the bigger #----
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.
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.
Do you divide to convert meters?
That depends on what you are converting from. If you are converting from larger units, you multiply. If you are converting from smaller units, you divide.
Why does it make sense to divide when you convert a measurement to a larger unit?
Because when you convert to a larger unit, you know that you will wind up with less of them, and if you divide by a number greater than ' 1 ', then the quotient is always a smaller number than you started with.
When you are changing a smaller unit of measurement to a larger unit of measurement do you multiply or divide?
divide
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
When converting a larger unit of measurement to a smaller unit you what?
Multiply
When going from larger to smaller units of measurement do you always divide?
No, never.
How do you convert from a smaller metric unit to a larger metric unit?
you divide the smaller # into the bigger #----
What operation do you use if you want to change a larger unit to a smaller unit?
Multiplication.
When a number in a measurement is converted from kilometers to meters dose the number get larger or smaller?
Yes.
Is kilometers smaller or larger than grams?
They aren't relevant units of measurement you boob.
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.
If you convert kilometers to meters do you have a larger number or a smaller number?
Larger as the kilometer is one thousand times a meter.
How do you convert from a larger unit to smaller unit?
By subtraction. For example 2 - 1 = 1
