Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 2 - Solving Equations - 2-6 Ratios, Rates, and Conversions - Lesson Check - Page 121: 7

Answer

No

Work Step by Step

Multiplying by a conversion factor only changes the units that a number is in. However, it can never change the amount that is being measured because the whole goal of using a conversion factor is to express an amount in a different way to make it easier to understand.
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