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What would you use to change from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
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Why do you multiply to change a larger unit to a smaller unit?
to get a unit
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
What operation do you use if you want to change a larger unit into a smaller unit?
In a given circle, the radius is 9 cm. What is diameter?
Why do you multiply to change from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
Example. (meters to millimeters) There are more millimeters in a metre(1000 to be precise) Therefore you multiply by 1000 to get from metres to millimeters That is wrong we don't want an example You have multiply because the larger unit has to broken down into plenty of smaller measurements or units. When you do that the number is multiplied into many smaller units.
What would change from a larger unit of measure to a smaller unit of measure?
division
Why do you multiply to change a larger unit to a smaller unit?
to get a unit
Smaller unit change into larger unit?
change quanity to indicated unit, 7600ml= ? kl
What operation do you use if you want to change a larger unit to a smaller unit?
Multiplication.
What do you do To change a smaller unit to a larger unit move the decimal point to the?
Move it to the left.
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 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.
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
Which way should you move the decimal point to convert from a smaller unit to a larger unit in the metric system?
You move it to the left. As the unit gets larger, the base number gets smaller. One gram would be .001 kilograms. A kilogram is much larger than a gram, so the base number would be smaller to make up for being represented by a larger unit.
What comes before grams?
Decagram if going from larger unit to smaller unit, and decigram if from smaller to larger.
Why do you use division to change a smaller unit to a larger unit in conversions?
There are lots of small units in each big unit. As a result, the number of small units is greater and to go from a greater number to a smaller number you need to divide by a number which is biiger than 1.Alternatively, to change a smaller unit to a larger unit you can always multiply by a number which is between 0 and 1.
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
