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.
Gram (abbreviation: gm): is a SI (metric) system unit of mass. Where, at the temperature of melting ice, it is the absolute weight of a volume equal to the hundredth part of a metre cube of pure water.
How to Convert Pounds to Grams
Example: How many grams are equivalent to 12.75 pounds?
As;
1 pounds = 453.6 grams
12.75 pounds = Y grams
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 12.75 times 453.6 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 12.75 * 453.6 / 1 = 5783.4 grams
Answer is: 5783.4 grams are equivalent to 12.75 pounds.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into gm:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 15.26 lb
( ii ) 48.89 lb
( iii ) 70.61 lb