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  • 03-02-2016
  • Mathematics
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Mia's cat weighs 13 pounds, 7 ounces. About what is that weight in kilograms? (Hint: 1 kilogram = 1,000 grams.

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  • 03-02-2016
Given:
13 pounds and 7 ounces

convert to kilograms:

1 kilogram = 2.20462 pounds
1 kilogram = 35.274 ounces

13 pounds * 1 kg/2.20462 pounds = 13 kg/2.20462 = 5.8967 kg
 7 ounces * 1kg/35.274 ounces = 7 kg/35.274 = 0.1984

5.8967 kg + 0.1984 = 6.0951 kg. rounded up to 6.10 kgs.

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