Metric System, The: Converting Metric Units: Unit Cancellation and Moving Decimals
This clip explains how to convert metric units using the unit cancellation method, which uses unit equivalences and conversion factors. The clip also points out that moving decimal points is a simple way to convert between metric units, although som...
Metric System, The: Practical Problems in Converting Metric Units
This clip explains how to solve unit conversion problems using the decimal method and the unit cancellation method. Following the final problem, the clip explains that, "
both methods of converting centimeters to meters give us the same answer. So ...
Metric System, The: Unit Conversion: Fluid Volume
This clip explains how to solve unit conversion problems involving fluid volume through the use of the decimal method.
Metric System, The: Summary: The Metric System
This clip summarizes the Metric System, explaining that, "
the prefixes of metric units are the key to understanding the Metric System." The clip notes that there are two methods of converting metric units: moving decimals and unit cancellation. Th...
Metric System, The: Unit Conversion: Mass
This clip explains how to convert metric units of mass by marking the decimal and then moving it, using the larger left rule in one case, and the smaller right rule in another.
Metric System, The: Solving Conversion Problems: The Decimal Method and the Unit Cancellation Method
This clip explains how to solve unit conversion problems using the decimal method and the unit cancellation method. The clip points out that, "
the advantage of unit cancellation is that you're not likely to make mistakes with decimals. The advanta...
Fluid Volume: Practical Problems: Converting Between Metric and U.S. Customary Systems
This clip provides practical problems that are solved by converting between metric and U.S. units. The problems include figuring out a hospital's requirements for antiseptic solution, the capacity of an automobile's gas tank, the amount of cough syr...
Fluid Volume: Metric Units of Fluid Volume
This clip includes a number of metric conversion problems. The clip explains that, although there are 6 equivalences for fluid volume in the Metric System, '
we'll only use the one that contains the common metric units 'liter' and 'milliliter'."
Weight and Temperature: Metric Unit Equivalences and Conversion
This clip explains that, while there are 7 metric equivalences, we'll use only those that contain the following common metric units to convert units of mass: one metric ton equals 1,000 kilograms; one kilogram equals 1,000 grams; and one gram equals...
Length: Review of Unit Equivalences and Conversion Techniques
This clip reviews how to solve metric conversion problems with the unit cancellation method.