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8. There are approximately 2.2046 kilograms in 1 pound. There are about 0.4536 pounds in 1 kilogram. To convert 112 lbs to kilograms, which conversion factor should be used? Why? I

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Solution:

Notice that 1 lb is equivalent to 0.45 kilograms, so the conversion factor would be:


(\frac{0.453592\text{ kg}}{1\text{ lb}})

thus, to convert 112 lbs to kilograms we can do the following expression:


\text{ 112 lb }(\frac{0.453592\text{ kg}}{1\text{ lb}})\text{ = }50.\text{ }80\text{ lb}

we can conclude that the correct answer is:

the conversion factor to convert 112 lbs to kilograms is


(\frac{0.453592\text{ kg}}{1\text{ lb}})

Note that this is the conversion factor because this is an equivalence between the two given amounts.

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