When converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit there will be more of them, so multiply by the conversion factor; eg km to m: there a 1000m in 1 km, so multiply by 1000 so 2.4 km = 2.4 x 1000 m = 2400 m
When converting from a smaller unit to a larger unit there will be less of them so divide by the conversion factor; eg m to km: there are 1000m in 1 km so divide by 1000, so 2400 m = 2400 ÷ 1000 km = 2.4 km
you divide the smaller # into the bigger #----
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.
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 convert to a larger unit. Smaller to larger. Metre is 1000 times larger than a millimetre
you divide the smaller # into the bigger #----
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.
By subtraction. For example 2 - 1 = 1
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.
Larger, since the meter is the smaller unit.
You have to multiply by the conversation ratio.
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.
Because when you convert to a larger unit, you know that you will wind up with less of them, and if you divide by a number greater than ' 1 ', then the quotient is always a smaller number than you started with.
Decagram if going from larger unit to smaller unit, and decigram if from smaller to larger.
Kilograms, every time! Pounds are a measure in a near-obsolete system in which you require multiplication by 16 to convert to a smaller unit (ounce) or division by 14 to convert to a larger unit (stone)! To convert kilograms, simply multiply by 1000 for a smaller unit (gram) or divide by 1000 for a larger unit (ton).
The answer to that one is going to depend on two things:-- what unit you are converting from-- what unit you are converting to