you divide the smaller # into the bigger #
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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.
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.
Metric unit is easy. Costomary unit is an advanced unit
Decagram if going from larger unit to smaller unit, and decigram if from smaller to larger.
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.
You move it to the left. As the unit gets larger, the base number gets smaller. One gram would be .001 kilograms. A kilogram is much larger than a gram, so the base number would be smaller to make up for being represented by a larger unit.
You convert to a larger unit. Smaller to larger. Metre is 1000 times larger than a millimetre
Yes, when converting a larger unit of measurement to a smaller unit, you multiply by the appropriate conversion factor. This is because there are more smaller units in the same quantity of the larger unit. For example, to convert meters to centimeters, you multiply by 100, since there are 100 centimeters in a meter.
Yes. For example, 100 grams = 0.1 kilograms
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.
1 centi is 10 times more than 1 milli. 1 milli is 1/10 of 1 centi. What helps me to remember is that one millimeter is a lot smaller (1/10) than a centimeter, so it takes more millimeters (10) to make one centimeter.
By subtraction. For example 2 - 1 = 1
The decimal point moves to the left.
You have to multiply by the conversation ratio.
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.
There isn't any one general answer. It depends on what unit you want to convert to what other unit.
False - when converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit there will be more of them so you must multiply. What you multiply by depends upon the units, for example converting feet to inches you multiply by 12; converting pounds to ounces you multiply by 16. It is only with the metric system of units where you multiply by a power of 10 to convert a large unit to a smaller unit, for example 2.5 kg is 2500 g (multiply by 1000 or 103).