How to Do Conversions
In the next screens, you are asked to convert between SI Units of volume.
To convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit
- Find by how many times the larger unit is bigger than the smaller unit
- Multiply the larger unit by this number
To convert from a smaller unit to a larger unit
- Find by how many times the smaller unit is less than the larger unit
- Divide the smaller unit by this number
Example
Convert 3.75 centimetre cubed to millimetre cubed.
1 cm3 = 10-6 m3
1 mm3 = 10-9 m3
1 cm3 is 10-6 times ie 103 times larger than 1 mm3
10-9
Thus: 3.75 cm3 =3.75 x 1000 mm3 = 3750 mm3
Convert 3.75 centimetre cubed to millimetre cubed.
1 cm3 = 10-6 m3
1 mm3 = 10-9 m3
1 cm3 is 10-6 times ie 103 times larger than 1 mm3
10-9
Thus: 3.75 cm3 =3.75 x 1000 mm3 = 3750 mm3
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Example
Convert 4750 millimetres cubed to decimetres cubed.
Convert 4750 millimetres cubed to decimetres cubed.
1 mm3 = 10-9 m3
1 dm3 = 10-3 m3
Thus: 4750 mm3 = 4750 / 1000000 dm3 = 0.00475 dm3
1 dm3 = 10-3 m3
1 mm3 is 10-3 times ie 106 times smaller than a dm3
10-9Thus: 4750 mm3 = 4750 / 1000000 dm3 = 0.00475 dm3
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