Slug (abbreviations: ps2pf, or lb.s2/ft): is a unit of mass in the weight-based system of measures, especially within the British Imperial measurement system and in the United States customary measures system. Systems of measure either define mass and derive weights or define a base weight and derive a mass unit. It is the mass that is accelerated by 1 ft/s2 when a force of one pound (lbf) is applied on it.
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 Slugs to Grams
Example: How many grams are equivalent to 39.46 slugs?
As;
1 slugs = 0.0001459 grams
39.46 slugs = Y grams
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 39.46 times 0.0001459 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 39.46 * 0.0001459 / 1 = 0.005757214 grams
Answer is: 0.005757214 grams are equivalent to 39.46 slugs.
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 ) 93.63 slug
( ii ) 74.94 slug
( iii ) 8.21 slug
