Chapter 2, Problem 74A

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The effect on the number of units needs to be explained if small unit is converted into large unit.

Concept introduction:

Unit conversion can be defined as a multi-step process involving division or multiplication by a numerical factor, rounding and selection of correct number of significant digits.

Answer to Problem 74A

When the smaller unit is converted to a larger unit, number of the unit will be decreased.

Explanation of Solution

When the smaller unit is converted to a larger unit, number of the units will be decreased because more small units will correlate to a smaller amount of the larger units. For example, in $\text{1}\text{milliliter}$ there is only $\text{0}\text{.001}\text{liters}$ i.e. the number of the unit $1$ is decreased to. $0.001$.

Conclusion

When the smaller unit is converted to a larger unit, number of the unit will be decreased.