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.

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asked Aug 19, 2024 208k views

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Mity · Answer 1 · 2024-08-20T12:50:09+0000

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

Elektroi · Answer 2 · 2024-08-23T19:41:46+0000

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.