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You multiply however many bigger units you have by the number of smaller units per bigger unit.

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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.

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What operation is used to bigger unit to smaller unit?

To convert from a bigger unit to a smaller unit, you typically use multiplication. This is because smaller units fit into larger units multiple times. For example, to convert kilometers to meters, you multiply the number of kilometers by 1,000 since there are 1,000 meters in a kilometer.


If you convert kilometers to meters is the number bigger or smaller?

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When you convert a larger unit of measurement to a smaller unit of measure do you multiply the smaller unit?

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

By subtraction. For example 2 - 1 = 1


Do you multiply or divide to change from a larger unit to a smaller unit?

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Are you converting from a smaller to larger unit or larger to smaller unit converting millimeters to meter?

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How do you convert one cubic unit measures to larger or smaller unit?

To move to a larger measure, divide by s-cubed where s is the scale factor between the smaller linear measure and the bigger one. For example, To convert from cm3 to metre3 , 1 cm = 0.01 m so n cm2 = n*(0.01)3 cubic metres.


How do you convert a large unit to a smaller unit?

To convert a large unit to a smaller unit, you need to multiply by the appropriate conversion factor. This factor represents how many smaller units are equivalent to one large unit. For instance, to convert meters to centimeters, you would multiply by 100, since there are 100 centimeters in a meter. Always ensure you understand the relationship between the units to apply the correct conversion factor.


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.