A bag of rice weighs 3.18 pounds. Find its mass in kilograms ([tex]1 \text{ kg} = 2.2 \text{ lb}[/tex]).

if 1kg=2,2 lb then 3,18 lb =3,18/2,2= 1,44 kg

Answered by Cpw | 2024-06-10

Weight of the bag of rice, W = 3.18 pounds
We need to convert 3.18 pounds to kilogram. Firstly, we will see the relationship between the pounds and kilogram. It is given by :
1 pound = 0.453 kilogram
By using unitary method, we can convert pounds to kilograms. So, 3.18 pounds equals :
3.18 p o u n d s = 3.18 × 0.453 k g
3.18 p o u n d s = 1.44 k g
So, the weight of the bag of rice is 1.44 kg. Hence, this is the required solution. ;

Answered by aachen | 2024-06-12

The mass of the bag of rice weighing 3.18 pounds is approximately 1.440 kilograms when converted using the factor 1 lb = 0.4536 kg.
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Answered by aachen | 2024-09-06