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Converting to Micro
===Converting from Micro===
To convert from [[micro]] to the base unit you must divide by 1000,000.
: <math>63000\mu m = (\frac{63000/}{1000,000)}m = 0.063m</math> : <math>8400µm 8400\mu m = (\frac{8400/}{1000,000)}m = 0.0084m</math> : <math>260µm 260\mu m = (\frac{260/}{1000,000)}m = 0.00026m</math> : <math>98µm 98\mu m = (\frac{98/}{1000,000)}m = 0.000098m</math> : <math>3µm 3\mu m = (\frac{3/}{1000,000)}m = 0.000003m</math>
===Converting to Micro===
To convert to [[micro]] from a base unit you must times by 1000,000.
: <math>8m = 8x10008\times1000,000µm 000 \mu m = 8,000,000µm000\mu m</math> : <math>54m = 54x100054\times1000,000µm 000 \mu m = 24,000,000µm000\mu m</math> : <math>6.2m = 6.2x10002\times1000,000µm 000 \mu m = 6,200,000µm000\mu m</math> : <math>0.33m = 0.33x100033\times1000,000µm 000 \mu m = 330,000µm000\mu m</math> : <math>0.052m = 0.052x1000052\times1000,000 \mu m = 52,000\mu m</math> ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===[[Micro]] is a [[Unit Prefix]] that means a number is 10<sup>-6</sup> the normal [[unit]]. ===About Micro===: [[Micro]] can be shortened to the greek letter µ (pronounced 'mew'). ===Examples===: A micrometre (µm) is 10<sup>-6</sup> metres (m).: A microvolt (µV) is 10<sup>-6</sup> volts (V).: A microgram (µg) is 10<sup>-6</sup> grams (g). ===Converting from Micro===To convert from [[micro]] to the base unit you must times by 10<sup>-6</sup>.: <math>63000\mu m = 63000\times10^{-6}m = 0.063m</math> : <math>8400\mu m = 8400\times10^{-6}m = 0.0084m</math> : <math>260\mu m = 260\times10^{-6}m = 0.00026m</math> : <math>98\mu m = 98\times10^{-6}m = 0.000098m</math> : <math>3\mu m = 3\times10^{-6}m = 0.000003m</math> ===Converting to Micro===To convert to [[micro]] from a base unit you must times by 10<sup>6</sup> because there are 1,000µm 000,000 of them in the base unit.: <math>8m = 8\times10^{6} \mu m = 8,000,000\mu m</math> : <math>54m = 54\times10^{6} \mu m = 24,000,000\mu m</math> : <math>6.2m = 6.2\times10^{6} \mu m = 6,200,000\mu m</math> : <math>0.33m = 0.33\times10^{6} \mu m = 330,000\mu m</math> : <math>0.052m = 0.052\times10^{6} \mu m = 52,000µm000\mu m</math>