Unit 3: Measurement & Unit Conversions
Unit analysis: How we convert units
In this class, we use Unit Analysis to convert from one unit type to another. We don't need to memorize the conversions because we can always use our data booklet.
We always start with the information we are given and then multiple by "true statements" or our conversion factors. Units should cancel and we are left with the measurement in the unit we are looking for! Unit Analysis looks like this:
TedEx: Why the Metric System matters video
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