Measuring - Converting

Converting measurment is using multiplication and division for the width, height, and length of something.

If multitplying a number to 10 shift the decimal place to the right only once. For example: If I multiply 60.0 by 10 you shift the decimal place to the right so the number is 600. The number got bigger.

If dividing a number to 100 shift the decimal place to the left twice. For example: If dividing 600 by 100 you shift the decimal place to the right twice so that means the number is 6.00 . The number got smaller.

If shifting a number to the left, you don't add a zero, you shift the zero from the decimal place. Also the amount of zero's mean how many times the decimal point moves to the right or left.

Place value is helpful for converting measurments. 

Look below the converting measurments DLO.