If a person has a mass of 62 kg, how many pounds of water does she have in her body?

It is difficult to imagine a qualified "chemistry" teacher giving a problem such as this.

Water content varies from 45 to 71 percent of body mass, depending on age, gender, and percent body fat.

Here as one answer: assume the water content is 60 percent,

water= 62kg*.60*2.2lbs/kg

Yes, I'm sorry I left out the fact that it stated a typical adult body contains 51% water.

To determine the number of pounds of water in a person's body, we need to understand the concept of mass and convert kilograms to pounds.

First, let's convert the person's mass from kilograms to pounds. The conversion factor is 1 kilogram equals approximately 2.2046 pounds.

To convert 62 kilograms to pounds, we can multiply it by the conversion factor:

62 kg * 2.2046 lb/kg ≈ 136.6872 lb

So, the person has a mass of approximately 136.6872 pounds.

Next, we need to estimate the percentage of water in the human body. On average, water constitutes about 60% of an adult's body weight.

To find the amount of water, we can multiply the person's weight in pounds by the percentage of water:

136.6872 lb * 0.60 ≈ 82.0123 lb

Therefore, based on the average percentage of water in the human body, the person would have around 82.0123 pounds of water.