Final answer:
The patient now weighs
after converting the weight loss of
into kilograms and subtracting it from the original weight of
.
Step-by-step explanation:
Last year, the patient weighed
. After ten months post-surgery the patient has lost
. To determine the current weight of the patient, we must convert the weight loss into kilograms since the original weight was given in kilograms. There are approximately
kilograms in a pound.
Hence
is equivalent to
kilograms.
Starting with the original weight, we subtract the weight loss to find the patient's current weight. This calculation can be represented as:

Therefore, the patient now weighs
, which can be rounded to
when considering precision commonly used in recording body weight.