Convert Kilogram to Pound (kg to lb)
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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 50.83 kilograms?
As;
1 kilograms = 2.20462 pounds
50.83 kilograms = Y pounds
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 50.83 times 2.20462 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 50.83 * 2.20462 / 1 = 112.0608346 pounds
Answer is: 112.0608346 pounds are equivalent to 50.83 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 ) 71.83 kg
( ii ) 62.32 kg
( iii ) 12.6 kg
