Question

A 6.0-ft person weighs 171 lb. Express this person's height in meters and weight in kilograms (1lb = 453.6 g; 1m = 3.28ft)

Answer 1

What is your answer ?

Answer 2

Still working on it. Trying to figure out how to set it up. I always struggle with that part.

Answer 3

Okay I got 1.83 m

Answer 4

1m= 3.28ft
So 1ft= 1/3.28 m right
So now we have 6 ft
multiply 1/3.28 * 6 to find it in meters.

Answer 5

Correct !

Answer 6

Now I need to get kg.

Answer 7

what do u think for the weight parrt?

Answer 8

yeah for that u have 2 methods.
1) find it in grams and convert it to kg
2) convert g in to kg and substitute that value and get the answer

Answer 9

77.6 kg?

Answer 10

yep !

Answer 11

Sweet. I'm getting better at these. Thanks for the help again. I only have two more homework problems before I'm done.

Answer 12

anytym :)