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There isn't any one general answer. It depends on what unit you want to convert to what other unit.
You can't convert that. In general, you can only convert from one unit to another of the same kind, for example, one unit of mass to another unit of mass.
You can't convert that. You can convert from one linear unit to another linear unit, or from one square unit to another square unit, but not between linear units and square units.
The metric system is used by scientists because it is based on factors of ten. This makes it easy to convert from one unit of measurement to another.
A multiplier.
You don't really "convert a unit of measurement"; you convert from one unit to another. The two - "from" and "to" are always required.
move the decimal point the the correct spot
That means that if you have a measurement in one unit, you convert it to another unit. For example, if a measurement is given in millimeters, you may need to convert it to meters.
You can't convert that. You can convert from one linear unit to another linear unit, or from one square unit to another square unit, but not between linear units and square units.
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By dividing the multiple by the root unit.
A conversion factor
You don't convert from units to "numbers". You convert from one unit to another unit. You can convert from km to meters, to millimeters, or to some other unit of length.
Dimensional analysis
You place the unit which you are converting from in the denominator.
Millimeter is a unit of length and liter is a unit of volume, they cannot be converted into one another. In the decimal system, milli means one thousandth. 1000 millilitres = 1 litre
A multiplier.