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How many kilograms are in 5 pounds?

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Apr 7, 2016

There are exactly $2.26796185$ $2.26796185$ kilograms in $5$ $5$ pounds.

Explanation:

There are $453.59237$ $453.59237$ grams in $1$ $1$ pound.

So in $5$ $5$ pounds there are $5 \cdot 453.59237 = 2267.96185$ $5 * 453.59237 = 2267.96185$ grams

There are $1000$ $1000$ grams in a kilogram.

So $2267.96185$ $2267.96185$ grams is $\frac{2267.96185}{1000} = 2.26796185$ $2267.96185/1000 = 2.26796185$ kilograms.

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