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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.
When you are changing a smaller unit of measurement to a larger unit of measurement do you multiply or divide?
divide
Explain why it makes sense to multiply when changing from a larger unit to a smaller?
because you have to multiply to break it down into a smaller number
What would you use to change from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
conversion factor
When changing from large si units to smaller units what mathematical operation is used?
When changing from a larger unit to a smaller unit, there will be more of them, so you will multiply.
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