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Q: When you convert from a bigger unit to a smaller unit do you multiply or divide?
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How do you change grammes into kilogrammes?

well you divide or multiply. if it is bigger to smaller then you multiply, if it is smaller to bigger you divide


When you change from meters to centimetres will the whloe numbers be bigger or smaller?

Bigger. To convert from meters to centimeters, you need to multiply by 100. To convert from centimeters to meters, you need to divide by 100.


Do you divide or multiply when changing meters to centermeter?

Centimeters are smaller ,right? If you multiply , it will get bigger, if u divide it gets smaller, divide.


Do you divide when you are converting measurements that are bigger to smaller?

You multiply


Do you divide when you are converting bigger to smaller measurements?

No, you multiply.


How do you convert from a smaller metric unit to a larger metric unit?

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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.


Do multiply or divide convert kohms to ohms?

Ohms are smaller than k-ohms, so number of ohms must be a bigger number. Multiply k-ohms by 1,000 to get the same resistance in ohms.


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.


Do you multiply or divide to get from feet to yards?

You will have to multiply since feet is smaller than yards. You can also get help from the related link, listed below:


When going from yards to inches do you multiply or divide?

Inches are the smaller unit so there will be more of them, thus to convert yards to inches multiply [by 36].


Which one is bigger 8 kg or 80000 g?

If you convert to a common unit - either multiply kilograms by 1000 to convert to grams, or divide grams by 1000 to convert to kilograms - you can compare them, and see which one is bigger.