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.
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 Kilopounds to Pounds
Example: How many pounds are equivalent to 27.46 kilopounds?
As;
1 kilopounds = 1000 pounds
27.46 kilopounds = Y pounds
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 27.46 times 1000 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 27.46 * 1000 / 1 = 27460 pounds
Answer is: 27460 pounds are equivalent to 27.46 kilopounds.
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 ) 7.57 kips
( ii ) 77.48 kips
( iii ) 1.93 kips
