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Q: Which way do you move the decimal when converting from a smaller unit of measurement to a bigger measurement?
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Would the decimal go left if the measurement goes from bigger to smaller?

yes


Do you divide when you are converting measurements that are bigger to smaller?

You multiply


Do you divide when you are converting bigger to smaller measurements?

No, you multiply.


How do you subtract a bigger decimal from a smaller decimal?

Subtract the smaller one from the bigger one, and then put a minus sign before the answer.


12 cm converted to m?

Since there are 100 cm in 1 m, you must divide 12 by 100. This gives you 12/100, which can be reduced to 3/25, or 0.12 in decimal form. Whenever you are converting in metric units, you only have to move the decimal based on the different measurements. In this case, a meter is 100 centimeters, so the decimal is moved two places over. Which direction you move it depends on which way you are converting. Converting from a smaller size to a bigger one requires you to move the decimal to the left, and converting from a larger size to a smaller one requires you to move the decimal to the right, adding zeroes as necessary.


Which way do you move the decimal in metric if your are going from a bigger to smaller unit?

The decimal would go left. For example: 18.0: Smaller: 1.8 Bigger: 180


When converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit why does the value of the measurement increase?

Because in any given measurement, there are more of the smaller units than bigger units. There are less than 2 metres in my height (1.78 m). But in a smaller unit, eg centimetre, there are is 178 of them. That is a staggering 1780000 micrometres tall :) But, then again, that is only 0.00178 kilometres :(


Which decimal is bigger 7.5 or 5.77?

7.5 is bigger than 5.77 but .5 is smaller than .77 so 5.77 has the bigger decimal than 7.5


Is a decimal bigger than a whole number?

No a decimal is smaller than a whole number.


Is decagrams bigger or smaller than grams?

Grams are a measurement of weight, decagrams are a shapes


When you multiply a decimal by a whole number why is it smaller?

It need not be. 1.5 * 6 = 9, which is bigger than 6, not smaller.


How and which way do you move the decimal from liters to milliliters?

Converting from litres to millilitres you move the decimal 3 places to the right as the number is getting 1000 times bigger (multiply by 1000)