Question

a bookkeeper is posting to the accounts of manufacturer of coffee their accounting software deals with weights in kilograms but the company handwritten accounts state that they have produced 21,560 pounds coffee this month what entry in kilograms should they put into their spreadsheet

Answer 1

The entry of coffee amount kilograms to be mention in spread sheet is 9779.44352 kilograms.

Explanation:

Amount of coffee produced as stated in handwritten accounts = 21,560 pounds

1 pounds = 453.592 g

1 g = 0.001 kg

1 pound = 453.592 g = 453.592 × 0.001 kg = 0.453592 kg

Then 21,560 pounds of coffee in kilograms will be:

= 21,560 × 0.453592 kg = 9779.44352 kilograms

Answer 2

1 pound = 0.45359237 kg (exactly)
Multiply this equation by 21,560 to get
21,560 pounds = 9779.4514972 kg

This can be rounded to 9779.5 kg.


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A spreadsheet can do the conversion for you, so in the normal course of events it should not be necessary to convert the data prior to entering it.