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A stone is an English measure of weight. There are 14 lb in 1 stone and 2.2 lb in 1 kg. A certain person weighs 9 stone.

(a) If you wanted to convert the person’s weight to kilograms, what conversion factor should you use? Show your work.

(b) What is the person’s weight in kilograms?

Please help me ASAP.

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littlelove1999
For every one stone it's 14lb and for every kg it's 2.2 lb therefore you would have to multiply 14 by 9 then divide that answer by 2.2 and that answer will be your answer..
14•9=126
126÷2.2=57.27
You would have 57.27kg or if rounded you would have 57kg
Hope this helps
DespriteMate

I have included the full answer in the image attached.

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And the answer for (b) is 57.3 (rounded to the nearest tenth).

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