Convert kilograms to pounds using the proportion 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds. How many kilograms are equal to 72 pounds? Round to the nearest tenth of a kilogram.(1 point)
Responses
144
144
32.7
32.7
158.4
158.4
3.27
32.7
To convert kilograms to pounds, we can use the proportion:
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
To find out how many kilograms are equal to 72 pounds, we can set up the following equation:
x kilograms = 72 pounds
Using the proportion, we can write this equation as:
x kilograms = (72 pounds) / (2.2 pounds)
Simplifying this expression, we get:
x kilograms = 32.72727272727272 kilograms
Rounding this to the nearest tenth of a kilogram, we get:
x kilograms ≈ 32.7 kilograms
So, 72 pounds is approximately equal to 32.7 kilograms.
To convert kilograms to pounds, you can use the proportion 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds.
To find out how many kilograms are equal to 72 pounds, you can set up a proportion and solve for the unknown amount of kilograms.
Proportion: 1 kilogram / 2.2 pounds = X kilograms / 72 pounds
To solve this proportion, you can cross-multiply and then divide:
X kilograms = (1 kilogram / 2.2 pounds) * 72 pounds
X kilograms = 72 / 2.2
X kilograms ≈ 32.72727...
Rounding to the nearest tenth of a kilogram, the answer is approximately 32.7 kilograms.