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Which weighs more: a watermelon that weighs 7.5 kilograms

baby that weighs 12 pounds? Note: 1 pound is about 0.45 kilograms.
Explain your reasoning.

User Choxmi
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The water melon would weight more since 7.5 kilograms would be about 16 pounds



Step-by-step explanation:
7.5 divided by 0.45 = 16
User Mity
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Answer: Watermelon

Reason:

1 pound = 0.45 kg approximately

12*(1 pound) = 12*(0.45 kg)

12 pounds = 5.4 kg approximately

The baby weighs about 5.4 kg while the watermelon weighs 7.5 kg. The watermelon weighs more.

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