Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Measurement - 7.5 Metric - U.S. Measurement Conversions and Temperature - 7.5 Exercises - Page 518: 40

Answer

about 5 kg

Work Step by Step

Weight of plane The weight of model plane is 11 pounds which U.S. length unit We’re changing from a U.S weight unit to a metric weight unit. In the “U.S. to Metric Units” side of the table, you see that 1 pound = 0.45 kilogram. Two unit fractions can be written using that information.(1 pound)/(0.45 kilograms) Or(0.45 kg)/(1 pound). Multiply by the unit fraction that allows you to divide out pound (that is, pound is in the denominator). 11 lb *(0.45 kg)/(1 pound). = 4.95 kg = about 5 kg
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