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1 kg is equal to how many pounds?

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Apr 9, 2016

Approximately $2.2$ $2.2$ lb

Explanation:

$1$ $1$ (international) pound is exactly $453.59237$ $453.59237$ grams, which is $0.45359237$ $0.45359237$ kg.

So $1 kg = \frac{1}{0.45359237} \approx 2.2046 lb$ $1"kg" = 1/(0.45359237) ~~ 2.2046"lb"$

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