There is no single formula. It depends on what units you start with and what units you want to convert to. Some times the conversion is not valid, that is, it makes no sense.
Using dimensional analysis. Take the starting unit and use conversion rates you are familiar with to get to the unit you are trying to convert to. An example is below. Here we want to convert from feet to meters. Most don't remember that 1 ft = 0.3048 meters, but many know 1 in = 2.54 cm. Along with that, nearly everyone knows 1 ft = 12 cm and there are 100 cm in a meter.
So breaking down what we know in order, we get the following equation, which allows us to convert from feet to meters.
Algebraic Steps / Dimensional Analysis1 ft*12 in
1 ft*2.54 cm
1 in*1 m
100 cm=0.3048 m
1. You remember, ask, calculate, or look up the conversion factor.
2. You multiply or divide by this conversion factor.
Example: Convert 17 cubic meters to liters.
1. A cubic meter = 1000 liters
2. Multiply the 17 cubic meters by 1000, to convert to liters.
When do you multiply, and when do you divide? One way is to include the units in the conversion, as follows:
(17 cubic meters) x (1000 liters / 1 cubic meter) = 17000 liters - note that the cubic meters cancel in the numerator and the denominator
Now try it the other way:
(17 cubic meters) x (1 cubic meter / 1000 liters) = 17 cubic meters squared / 1000 liters - while the answer is technically correct, you didn't manage to convert to liters, so the first approach is the correct in this case
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It depends on what you are trying to convert. There are certains measurements that are equivalent to each other such as 1inch=2.54centimeters.
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You convert them into the same unit and compare them.
feet and liters are 2 different measurements- feet are units of measurement and liters are units of capacity
Use the related link below to do this sort of conversion.
You can convert measurements made using other units into the equivalent SI units.
Inches and kilograms are completely different units of measurements. There isn't a way to convert inches into kilograms.
the metric system is divisable by units OS ten which makes it simple to convert measurements in meters into other metric units
I suggest you convert both measurements to the same units (for example, convert everything to inches, or to feet); then, you can easily compare them.
SI units are defined for physical measurements, like measurements of mass, length, etc. - there are no specific SI units for plain numbers.SI units are defined for physical measurements, like measurements of mass, length, etc. - there are no specific SI units for plain numbers.SI units are defined for physical measurements, like measurements of mass, length, etc. - there are no specific SI units for plain numbers.SI units are defined for physical measurements, like measurements of mass, length, etc. - there are no specific SI units for plain numbers.
If you have two items using different units of measurement, you must first convert to the same type in to percentage. Then, you can compare the ratio, It is called coefficient of variability. For example if you want to compare length with weight of two variables or populations, then first convert the measurements in percentage and then go for comparision.
No, because a newton is a measurement of force. You can only convert units that measure the same object. For example you can convert meters to feet because they are both measurements of distance.