What Do the Numbers Mean?
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What Do the Numbers Mean?
You can get a new unit by dividing two other units. In fact, that is what defines a rate. For instance, if you divide 10 meters by 2 seconds, you get 5 . The new unit is “meters per second.”
When multiplying and dividing units, you can cancel them out as shown here.
- Discuss with your partner why units cancel out.
- What would be the correct unit for this equation?
30.48 cm • 0.3937 = 12 ___