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Can you divide mm figures by 100 to change directly to decimeters?
You must multiply millimeter figures by 100 to change to decimeters.
why would you multiply to change centimeters to millimeters?
There are 10 millimeters to every 1 centimeter. So, there would be more millimeters in a given length than centimeters. To increase a number you would multiply.
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.
How do you change meters into mm?
There are 1000mm per meter. So, mm/1000 = meters
What do you multiply by to change from meters to millimeters?
1m is = 100cm = 1000mm to go from metres to millimetres *1000 to go from millimetres to metres /1000
