The answer to that one is going to depend on two things:
-- what unit you are converting from
-- what unit you are converting to
You convert to a larger unit. Smaller to larger. Metre is 1000 times larger than a millimetre
False
The decimal point moves to the left.
In measuring, you divide when you want to find how many times a smaller unit fits into a larger unit, such as converting inches to feet. Conversely, you multiply when you're scaling up a measurement or converting from a larger unit to a smaller one, such as converting feet to inches. Always consider the relationship between the units you're working with to determine the appropriate operation.
To convert a smaller unit to a larger unit, you would divide the quantity by the conversion factor. For example, when converting inches to feet, you would divide the number of inches by 12 since there are 12 inches in a foot. This process effectively reduces the numerical value while increasing the unit size.
You convert to a larger unit. Smaller to larger. Metre is 1000 times larger than a millimetre
Multiply
No.
When converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit, you will multiply by a conversion factor. This is because smaller units fit into larger units more times, so the numerical value increases. For example, converting from meters to centimeters involves multiplying by 100 since there are 100 centimeters in a meter.
False
Divide by the conversion factor to get the equivalent value in the smaller unit.
It could be either, depending on whether you're converting to a larger or smaller unit.
False.
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.
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).
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.
The decimal point moves to the left.