The stone, an English unit of weight, is equal to 14
pounds. A kilogram is approximately equal to 2.2
pounds. If a water buffalo weighs 0.7 metric tons
(1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms), what is its weight
in stones?

Respuesta :

9514 1404 393

Answer:

  110 stones

Step-by-step explanation:

Using your conversion factors, you get ...

  [tex]0.7\text{ T}\cdot\dfrac{1000\text{ kg}}{1\text{ T}}\cdot\dfrac{2.2\text{ lb}}{1\text{ kg}}\cdot\dfrac{1\text{ st}}{14\text{ lb}}=\dfrac{0.7\cdot1000\cdot2.2}{14}\text{ st}\\\\=\boxed{110\text{ st}}[/tex]

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Additional comment

The exact conversion between kg and pounds is 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg. The number 2.2 is approximate, low by approximately 0.21%.

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