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Your grandmother is in the hospital and is put on a liquid diet. After examining her chart, a mistake is found stating that her weight is 500 kg. What is the equivalent weight in pounds? (1kg = 2.205lbs)

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Answer:

1102.5 lbs

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the equivalent weight in pounds be x.

We can go ahead and determine the value of x by setting up proportions as seen below;


\frac{1\operatorname{kg}}{2.205\text{ lbs}}=\frac{500\operatorname{kg}}{x\text{ lbs}}

If we cross multiply, we'll have;


\begin{gathered} x=500*2.205 \\ x=1102.5 \end{gathered}

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