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.
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 Pounds to Kilograms
Example: How many kilograms are equivalent to 52.56 pounds?
As;
1 pounds = 0.4536 kilograms
52.56 pounds = Y kilograms
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 52.56 times 0.4536 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 52.56 * 0.4536 / 1 = 23.841216 kilograms
Answer is: 23.841216 kilograms are equivalent to 52.56 pounds.
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 ) 23.92 lb
( ii ) 21.24 lb
( iii ) 55.17 lb
