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Measuring the length and saying it is 10 means nothing useful; 10 what? You might mean 10 yards, you might mean 10 metres, you might mean 10 lightyears. Likewise, measuring any dimension or property of something means nothing if you don't include the units it was measured in.
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JordanAs measures all around the world can differ widely, it is important to standardise them. Hence the invention of SI units.
If I were asked to measure a vital piece of wood in a new house design in the UK and gave the answer 1 1/2, someone in the US might well assume that that measurement was 1 1/2 feet when in fact I was talking about 1 1/2 metres. Wood too small and not strong enough for the job. House falls down and builder ends up in court and looses business. His family end up homeless etc, etc.!!!
So it is important to give units in all measurements not just lengths then all walks of life can speak a common language no matter where they live.
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How do you which unit of conversion factor must be the denominator?
It must be the unit of the measurement that you are converting FROM.
Which unit of a conversation factor must be in the denominator?
It is the unit of the measurement which you are converting FROM.
Shall numerator and denominator in a fraction should be on the same unit of measurement or they can be on different unit of measurement?
In a fraction they must be in the same units. In a ratio they need not be.
How do you know which unit of a conversion factor must be the denominator?
It is the units for the measurement which you are converting FROM.
Is a pencil a unit of measurement?
No, a pencil is not a unit of measurement.
