SOLUTION: How to know when to divide or multiply when converting km, hm, dm, m, cm, mm etc.? is there any specific table to convert ?! shall we multiply or divide while converting ?!

Question 753521: How to know when to divide or multiply when converting km, hm, dm, m, cm, mm etc.?
is there any specific table to convert ?! shall we multiply or divide while converting ?!
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How to know when to divide or multiply when converting km, hm, dm, m, cm, mm etc.?
is there any specific table to convert ?! shall we multiply or divide while converting ?!
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Whenconverting, note how the units cancel out.
Examples:
converting 24 inches to feet:

note how inches will cancel out; whereas, if you reversed the conversion it would not.
..
converting 3 feet to inches:

note how ft will cancel out
..
converting 1000 ft to miles
≈0.189394.. mile
..
converting 0.189394.. mile to feet
=1000 ft
etc.
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