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Metric Conversions w/o Dimensional Analysis. Just move the decimal!!. Metric Conversions. To change from a smaller unit to a larger unit, move the decimal point to the left . 4206 mm = _____ cm = 420.6 cm. Try these…. Small units to larger units. 500 ml = _______ L 1000 mL = 1L
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Metric Conversions w/o Dimensional Analysis Just move the decimal!!
Metric Conversions To change from a smaller unit to a larger unit, move the decimal point to the left. 4206 mm = _____ cm = 420.6 cm
Try these….Small units to larger units 500 ml = _______ L • 1000 mL = 1L • SO – move the decimal to the left 500 mL = 0.5 L Are the sig figs correct?
Try these….Small units to larger units 1.03 cm = _______ m 100 cm = 1m So: 1.03 cm = 0.0103 m Are sig figs correct?
Metric Conversions To change from a larger unit to a smaller unit, move the decimal point to the right. 452. cm = _____ mm 4520 mm
6 m = _______ mm 1 m = 1000 mm SO move the decimal to the right 6m = 6000 mm Practice!Larger units to smaller units.