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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
Why do you multiply to change a larger unit to a smaller unit?
to get a unit
What do you do when you go from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
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What would you use to change from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
conversion factor
When converting from a larger unit of measurement to a smaller unit of measure you should?
Divide by the conversion factor to get the equivalent value in the smaller unit.
Why do you decrease the value if you use a larger unit and increase the value for a smaller unit?
Because, for any given amount, there are fewer larger units that will go into that amount.
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
How do you convert a given unit to larger unit and its answer?
To convert a given unit to a larger unit, you need to determine the conversion factor between the two units. Divide the given value by the conversion factor to get the answer in the larger unit.
What comes before grams?
Decagram if going from larger unit to smaller unit, and decigram if from smaller to larger.
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
Why do you multiply to change a larger unit to a smaller unit?
to get a unit
If you are going from a smaller unit to a larger unit what do you do?
divide
How do you convert from a smaller metric unit to a larger metric unit?
you divide the smaller # into the bigger #----
When converting a larger unit of measurement to a smaller unit you what?
Multiply
How do how do you decide whether the larger unit rate or the smaller unit rate is the better buy?
If the numerator is money then the smaller unit rate is better. If the denominator is the money, then the larger unit rate.
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.
