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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.
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Do you multiply or divide to change from a larger unit to a smaller unit in the metric system?
Divide
If you are going from a smaller unit to a larger unit what do you do?
divide
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.
Usin the metric system how do you convert a larger unit to a smaller unit?
You divide the larger unit by a factor to convert into the smaller unit
When you are changing a smaller unit of measurement to a larger unit of measurement do you multiply or divide?
divide
How do you convert from a smaller metric unit to a larger metric unit?
you divide the smaller # into the bigger #----
How do you convert a given unit to larger unit and its answer?
Check one unit of the larger unit has how many units of the smaller unit (say has x units). Then divide the number of units you have of the smaller unit by x to get the answer
How is a unit of measure of area converted into a larger into a smaller unit?
you divide or multiply
Why do you multiply to change a larger unit to a smaller unit?
to get a unit
What makes the metric system easy to understand?
The metric system is based on the number 10. Every unit change, whether it be larger or smaller, is a multiple of 10. To change to a larger unit, simply multiply by 10. Do the reverse - divide by 10 - to change to a smaller unit. All metric units are changed like this.
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.
Smaller unit change into larger unit?
change quanity to indicated unit, 7600ml= ? kl
