Kilogram (abbreviations: kg, or kgm): is a SI (metric) system unit of mass (IPK, also known as "Le Grand K" or "Big K") and equivalent to 1/1000 of one gram. Where, at the temperature of melting ice, one gram is the absolute weight of a volume equal to the hundredth part of a metre cube of pure water.
Pound (abbreviations: lb, or lbs, or ps): is a unit of force used in some systems of measurement including English Engineering units and the British Gravitational System. Also, it is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement.
How to Convert Kilograms to Pounds
Example: How many pounds are equivalent to 17.29 kilograms?
As;
1 kilograms = 2.20462 pounds
17.29 kilograms = Y pounds
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 17.29 times 2.20462 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 17.29 * 2.20462 / 1 = 38.1178798 pounds
Answer is: 38.1178798 pounds are equivalent to 17.29 kilograms.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into lb:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 33.94 kg
( ii ) 22.72 kg
( iii ) 19.17 kg
