Number Prefixes
Kilo (k) - 1000 or thousand
Milli (m) - 0.001 or one-thousandth
Centi (c) - 0.01 or one-hundredth
Micro (μ) - 0.000001 or one-millionth
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Convert 1,452 feet to yards.
What unit do we "Want" to get to here?
Convert 1,452 feet to yards.
What unit do we "Have" to start with?
Convert 1,452 feet to yards.
Organize: Which units should cancel during this conversion?
Organize: Which set up would cancel the units that you identifed in the previous question?
Organize: Convert 1,452 feet to yards.
Convert 27 yards to feet.
What unit do we "Want" to get to?
Convert 27 yards to feet.
What unit do we "Have" to start with?
Convert 27 yards to feet.
Organize: Which units should cancel during this unit conversion?
Organize: Which set up would cancel the units that you identifed in the previous question?
Organize: Convert 27 yards to feet.
Convert 170 seconds into minutes.
Want: convert seconds ---> minutes Have: 170 seconds
Organize: (1 minute = 60 seconds)

Convert 210 inches to feet. *(1 foot = 12 inches)