Question

Dawn's suitcase weighed 25 kilograms. Convert this weight to pounds. (Round youranswer to the nearest tenth.)

Answer 1

Given: Dawn's suitcase weighed 25 kilograms.

Required: To convert the given weight to pounds.

Explanation: Since 1 kilogram is equivalent to 2.20462 pounds. Hence to convert 25 kg to pounds, we need to multiply by 2.20462.

Thus we have

`\begin{gathered} 25\text{ kg}=25*2.20462\text{ pounds} \\ =55.1156\text{ pounds} \\ \approx55.1\text{ pounds} \end{gathered}`

Final Answer: Dawn's suitcase weighed 55.1 pounds.