Question

A child who weighs 70 pounds weighs how many kilograms?

a. 140kg
b. 154kg
c. 32kg
d. 30kg

Answer 1

1 pound = 0.454kg

70 pounds x (0.454kg/ 1 pound) = 31.78kg which rounds to 32kg

Pounds is cancelled out leaving the answer in kg

Answer 2

To convert from pounds to kilograms, divide the weight in pounds by 2.2046. The child who weighs 70 pounds weighs approximately 32 kilograms.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert from pounds to kilograms, divide the weight in pounds by 2.2046. In this case, the child weighs 70 pounds, so divide 70 by 2.2046:

70 pounds ÷ 2.2046 = 31.7516 kilograms

Rounded to the nearest kilogram, the child weighs approximately 32 kilograms.