Question

Conversion facts:
Length
1 inch (in) ................... 2.54 centimeters (cm)
1 foot (ft) .................... 0.30 meters (m)
1 mile (mi) .................. 1.61 kilometer (km)
Capacity
1 quart (qt) .................. 0.95 liter (L)
1 gallon (gal) ............... 3.79 liters (L)
Weight (Mass)
1 pound (lb) ................. 0.45 kilograms (kg)

The table weighs 25 kilograms. Find the equivalent weight in pounds.
Round off your decimal answer to 2 decimal places.

Answer 1

Since one pound is 0.45 kg, that means that 1 pound is less than half of a kilogram.
That means that any weigh is a larger number of pounds than of kilograms.
To convert units, you either multiply or divide by the conversion factor.
Here the conversion factor is 0.45.
You need to start with 25 kg and either multiply or divide by 0.45, whichever makes the number larger since you need to end up with more pounds than kilograms.

Answer 2

so is the correct answer 55.55?

Answer 3

Correct, but to round off remember that since the first digit you drop is a five, raise the previous digit by 1, so it should be 55.56 lb