Convert Kilopound to Kilogram (kips to kg)
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Kilopound (abbreviation: kips): is a unit of force, equivalent to 1000 pounds (lb) which is 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.
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.
How to Convert Kilopounds to Kilograms
Example: How many kilograms are equivalent to 64.7 kilopounds?
As;
1 kilopounds = 453.59290943564 kilograms
64.7 kilopounds = Y kilograms
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 64.7 times 453.59290943564 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 64.7 * 453.59290943564 / 1 = 29347.461240486 kilograms
Answer is: 29347.461240486 kilograms are equivalent to 64.7 kilopounds.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into kg:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 11.2 kips
( ii ) 32.15 kips
( iii ) 2.11 kips
