To convert a larger unit to a smaller unit (eg \({m}\) to \({cm}\)), first check the number of smaller units needed to make \({1}\) larger unit. Then, multiply that number by the number of larger ...

which had been used as the standard unit of temperature measurement since 1724. Celsius based the scale of 100, originally called ‘Centigrade,’ on two distinct points—water’s freezing ...

1 metre is longer than 1 centimetre, so to convert from metres to centimetres, multiply by 100. 1 millimetre is shorter than 1 centimetre so to convert from millimetres to centimetres, divide by ...