Questions: Convert a 14-year-old adolescent's weight of 114 pounds to kilograms. Round the answer to the nearest tenth, if applicable. kg

Solution Steps

To convert pounds to kilograms, use the conversion factor where 1 pound is approximately equal to 0.453592 kilograms. Multiply the weight in pounds by this conversion factor to get the weight in kilograms. Finally, round the result to the nearest tenth.

To convert the weight from pounds to kilograms, we use the conversion factor \( 1 \, \text{pound} \approx 0.453592 \, \text{kilograms} \). Thus, for a weight of \( 114 \, \text{pounds} \):

\[ \text{Weight in kilograms} = 114 \, \text{pounds} \times 0.453592 \, \text{kg/pound} = 51.709488 \, \text{kg} \]

Next, we round the result to the nearest tenth:

\[ \text{Rounded weight in kilograms} = 51.709488 \approx 51.7 \, \text{kg} \]

Final Answer