The mass of orangutan is 64.5 kilograms
Solution:
Given that orangutan weighs 142 pounds
Also given that,
1 kilogram is equivalent to about 2.2 pounds
Now let us convert 142 pounds to kilograms
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
[tex]\text{1 pound } = \frac{1}{2.2} \text{ kilograms }[/tex]
Therefore, 142 pounds is equivalent to,
[tex]142 \text{ pound } = \frac{1}{2.2} \times 142 \text{ kilogrmas }[/tex]
[tex]\rightarrow \frac{1}{2.2} \times 142 = 64.545 \text{ kilograms }[/tex]
On rounding to nearest tenth we get, 64.5 kilograms
Thus mass of orangutan is 64.5 kilograms
Unit conversion is the multi step process that involves the multiplication or division by a numerical factor. After converting the value of pound in kg we get the nearest tenth value the mass of the orangutan is 65.5 kilogram.
1 kilogram is equivalent to about 2.2 pounds.
An orangutan weighs 142 pounds.
Unit conversion is the multi step process that involves the multiplication or division by a numerical factor.
To know the units of pounds in the kilogram we need to divide the weight of the orangutan by 2.2. As given 1 kilogram is equivalent to about 2.2 pounds. Mathematically,
1kg=2.2 pounds
Thus one pound is equal to the,
1 pound,
[tex]=\dfrac{1}{2.2} kg[/tex]
Thus the mass of the orangutan weight 142 pounds in the kg can be calculated as,
[tex]=\dfrac{142}{2.2}[/tex]
[tex]=64.545[/tex]
To the nearest tenth value the mass of the orangutan is 65.5 kilogram.
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