Question

Your grandmother is in the hospital and is put on a liquid diet. After examining her chart, a mistake is found stating that her weight is 500 kg. What is the equivalent weight in pounds? (1kg = 2.205lbs)

Answer 1

Answer:

1102.5 lbs

Explanation:

Let the equivalent weight in pounds be x.

We can go ahead and determine the value of x by setting up proportions as seen below;

$\frac{1\operatorname{kg}}{2.205\text{ lbs}}=\frac{500\operatorname{kg}}{x\text{ lbs}}$

If we cross multiply, we'll have;

$\begin{gathered} x=500\times2.205 \\ x=1102.5 \end{gathered}$