{"id":237952,"date":"2025-06-17T18:35:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=237952"},"modified":"2025-06-17T18:35:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:35:53","slug":"carry-out-each-of-the-following-conversions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/17\/carry-out-each-of-the-following-conversions\/","title":{"rendered":"Carry out each of the following conversions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Carry out each of the following conversions: a. 25.5 m to km b. 36.3 km to m c. 487 kg to g d. 1.32 L to mL e. 55.9 dL to L f. 6251 L to cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s solve each of the conversions step by step:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>a. 25.5 meters to kilometers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert meters to kilometers, divide by 1,000.<br>25.5 m \u00f7 1,000 = <strong>0.0255 km<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>b. 36.3 kilometers to meters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert kilometers to meters, multiply by 1,000.<br>36.3 km \u00d7 1,000 = <strong>36,300 m<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>c. 487 kilograms to grams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert kilograms to grams, multiply by 1,000.<br>487 kg \u00d7 1,000 = <strong>487,000 g<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>d. 1.32 liters to milliliters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert liters to milliliters, multiply by 1,000.<br>1.32 L \u00d7 1,000 = <strong>1,320 mL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>e. 55.9 deciliters to liters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert deciliters to liters, divide by 10.<br>55.9 dL \u00f7 10 = <strong>5.59 L<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>f. 6251 liters to cubic centimeters (cm\u00b3)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1 liter is equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters,<br>6251 L \u00d7 1,000 = <strong>6,251,000 cm\u00b3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unit conversion is a fundamental skill in science and daily life. It involves changing a measurement from one unit to another without changing its actual quantity. Conversions within the metric system are straightforward because the system is based on powers of ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, when converting from meters to kilometers, we note that there are 1,000 meters in a kilometer. Therefore, we divide the number of meters by 1,000 to get the value in kilometers. Conversely, to go from kilometers to meters, we multiply by 1,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same logic applies to converting kilograms to grams. There are 1,000 grams in one kilogram, so multiplying the kilogram value by 1,000 gives the equivalent in grams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For volume, converting liters to milliliters also uses a factor of 1,000 since there are 1,000 milliliters in a liter. However, when converting deciliters to liters, we use a different conversion factor. Since there are 10 deciliters in a liter, we divide by 10 to convert from dL to L.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, when converting liters to cubic centimeters, we rely on the fact that 1 liter equals 1,000 cubic centimeters. This is because one cubic centimeter is defined as the volume of a cube with 1 cm sides, and 1,000 of these fit into a liter. This conversion is particularly important in chemistry and medicine where liquid volumes often need to be converted to or from cm\u00b3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding these relationships ensures accuracy in scientific measurements and practical applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner8-952.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237953\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carry out each of the following conversions: a. 25.5 m to km b. 36.3 km to m c. 487 kg to g d. 1.32 L to mL e. 55.9 dL to L f. 6251 L to cm The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Let&#8217;s solve each of the conversions step by step: a. 25.5 meters [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237952\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}