SOLUTION: Use unit multipliers to perform the following conversations - A. 24 feet to inches B. 500 mm to centimeters

Question 835773: Use unit multipliers to perform the following conversations - A. 24 feet to inches B. 500 mm to centimeters

Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 foot is equal to 12 inches.
to convert feet to inches, you would multiply the number of feet by 12.
you would get 24 * 12 = 288 inches.
1 decimeter is equal to 1/10 of a meter.
1 centimeter is equal to 1/100 of a meter.
1 millimeter is equal to 1/1000 of a meter.

since a centimeter is equal to 1/100 of a meter and a millimeter is equal to 1/1000 of a meter, this means that the 1 centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters.

if you solve this by division,you will get (1/100) / (1/1000) which is equal to (1/100) * (1000) which is equal to 10.

if a centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters, this must also mean that a millimeters is equal to 1/10 centimeters.

to convert from millimeters to centimeters, you would have to multiply 500 millimeters by 1/10 to get 50 centimeters.

500 millimeters are equivalent to 50 centimeters.

to confirm that you did this correctly, convert all of them to meters.

500 millimeters is equal to 500 / 1000 meters which is equal to 5/10 meters which is equal to 1/2 a meter.

50 centimeters is equal to 50 / 100 meters which is equal to 5/10 meters which is equal to 1/2 of a meter.

since they are both equal to 1/2 of a meter then they must be equal to each other.

if you want to convert from feet to inches, find out how many inches to a foot.
if you want to convert from inches to feet, find out how many feet to an inch.

if you want to convert from millimeters to centimeters, find out how many centimeters in a millimeter.

if you want to convert from centimeters to millimeters, find out how many millimeters in a centimeter.

if one foot is equal to 12 inches, then 1 inch is equal to 1/12 feet.

if one centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters, then 1 millimeter is equal to 1/10 centimeters.

you are basically looking at an equation.

you have an equation that says 1 foot = 12 inches.
divide both sides of this equation by 12 and you get 1/12 feet = 1 inch.

you have an equation that says 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters.
divide both sides of this equation by 10 and you get 1/10 centimeters = 1 millimeter.

hopefully you've learned how to solve equations, but if not, never mind about the algebraic interpretation and just concentrate on the ratios.

you want to convert 24 feet to inches.
1 foot equals 12 inches.
the number of inches is 12 * 24 = 288.

you want to convert 500 millimeters to centimeters.
1 millimeters equals 1/10 centimeter.
the number of centimeters is equal to 500 * 1/10 = 50.

you can go to google and put the following phrases in the search box and google will tell you the answer.

24 feet to inches
500 millimeters to centimeters.
try it yourself and see how it works.

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