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Here's another example: Amy is donating blood today! The Red Cross accepts one pint of blood per person per visit... then rewards you with juice and a sweet snack! If there are 2 pints in 1 quart, 1.06 quarts in 1 liter, and 10 deciliters in 1 liter, how many deciliters will she be donating? Step 1: What is the question you are asking? How many deciliters will she be donating? Step 2: What are the equivalencies you know? 2 pints= 1 1.06 quarts = 1 quart liter 10 deciliters = 1 liter Step 3: Turn the equivalencies into conversion factors in fraction form. All of the below are correct! It doesn't matter YET which way you write it. 2.pints 1 quart 1 quart 2 pints 1.06 quarts 1 liter 1 liter 1.06 quarts 10 deciliters 1 liter 1 liter 10 deciliters Step 4: Now write down what you started with in fraction form and then insert your fractions from step 3 so that the units cancel out and you end up with the units you want: DECILITERS!! Step 5: Multiply all the numbers across the top and then multiply all the numbers across the bottom. Then divide the top number by the bottom number.