Question

When converting from larger units such as quarts to smaller units such as cups, will the number of smaller units be greater than the number of larger units? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Yes, the number of smaller units will be greater than the number of larger units when converting from larger to smaller units.

This is based on the concept that larger units contain multiple smaller units in them. Each larger unit can be converted into multiple smaller units leading to a greater number of smaller units.

For the given example, let's take 1 quart as our larger unit. As we know, 1 quart is equivalent to 4 cups. Therefore, when we convert 1 quart (the larger unit) into cups (the smaller units), we will have 4 cups or units.

So, in a conversion from larger to smaller units, the number of smaller units will be greater compared to the original number of larger units. In this case, when converting 1 quart to cups, we end up with 4 cups.

Therefore, we can safely affirm that converting a larger unit into smaller units will be a greater number.