document.write( "Question 753521: How to know when to divide or multiply when converting km, hm, dm, m, cm, mm etc.?
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How to know when to divide or multiply when converting km, hm, dm, m, cm, mm etc.?
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\n" ); document.write( "Whenconverting, note how the units cancel out.
\n" ); document.write( "Examples:
\n" ); document.write( "converting 24 inches to feet:
\n" ); document.write( "\"24+inches%28ft%2F12+inches%29=2+ft\"
\n" ); document.write( "note how inches will cancel out; whereas, if you reversed the conversion it would not.
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\n" ); document.write( "converting 3 feet to inches:
\n" ); document.write( "\"3+ft%2812+inches%2Fft%29=36+inches\"
\n" ); document.write( "note how ft will cancel out
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\n" ); document.write( "converting 1000 ft to miles
\n" ); document.write( "\"1000+ft%28mile%2F5280+ft%29=%281000%2F5280%29+mile\"≈0.189394.. mile
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\n" ); document.write( "converting 0.189394.. mile to feet
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.189394+%28mi%29%285280+ft%2Fmi%29+\"=1000 ft\r
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