Convert kilograms to pounds using the proportion 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds. How many kilograms are equal to 72 pounds? Round to the nearest tenth of a kilogram.(1 point)

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Responses

3.27
3.27

158.4
158.4

144
144

32.7

Answer 1

To convert pounds to kilograms using the proportion \(1 \text{ kilogram} = 2.2 \text{ pounds}\), you first need to find how many kilograms are equal to 72 pounds.

Using the conversion, you can set up the equation:

\[ \text{kilograms} = \frac{\text{pounds}}{2.2} \]

Substituting 72 pounds into the equation gives us:

\[ \text{kilograms} = \frac{72}{2.2} \approx 32.727 \]

Rounding to the nearest tenth, we get:

\[ \text{kilograms} \approx 32.7 \]

Thus, the answer is:

32.7