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When you convert from a bigger unit to a smaller unit do you multiply or divide?
multiply
How do you convert from a larger unit to smaller unit?
By subtraction. For example 2 - 1 = 1
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 bigger unit to smaller unit?
You multiply however many bigger units you have by the number of smaller units per bigger unit. For example: If you wish to convert 3 metres to centimetres then you multiply 3 by 100 (as there are 100 centimetres in a metre) to result in 300cm.
When you convert from a small unit to a large unit what happens to the number of units?
The number of larger units is less than the number of smaller ones. EX: 130 cm == 1.3 m; 130 centimeters converts to 1.3 meters.
How do you convert from a smaller metric unit to a larger metric unit?
you divide the smaller # into the bigger #----
When you convert from a bigger unit to a smaller unit do you multiply or divide?
multiply
When converting from a small unit to a large unit do you multiply or divide?
You expect to end up with fewer of the large unit than you had of the small unit. Multiplication usually gives a bigger number than you started with. Division usually gives a smaller number than you started with.
How do you convert large unit into a small unit?
Multiply by the factor for converting the large unit to the small unit or divide by the factor for converting the small unit to the large unit.
How do you convert from a larger unit to smaller unit?
By subtraction. For example 2 - 1 = 1
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
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.
When converting from a large unit of measurement to a smaller unit of measurement you should?
no
When do you divide to convert units?
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How do you convert bigger unit to smaller unit?
You multiply however many bigger units you have by the number of smaller units per bigger unit. For example: If you wish to convert 3 metres to centimetres then you multiply 3 by 100 (as there are 100 centimetres in a metre) to result in 300cm.
When you convert from a small unit to a large unit what happens to the number of units?
The number of larger units is less than the number of smaller ones. EX: 130 cm == 1.3 m; 130 centimeters converts to 1.3 meters.
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.
