Question

A notebook computer has a mass of 2.25 kilograms. About how many pounds does the notebook weigh?

Answer 1

Hint: Here in this question to find the pounds of notebook computer weight using their mass, is by multiplying 2.205 lbs to the given kilogram mass of notebook computer, where lbs is the plural abbreviation for the pound unit of mass. After multiplication gives a required weight of notebook in pounds.

Complete step-by-step answer:
The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), the current metric system, having the unit symbol kg.
The pound is a measurement of mass used in the imperial system, and is accepted on a day-to-day basis as a unit of weight. Pounds denoted by lb abbreviated as “libra pondo”, lbs is the plural abbreviation for the pound unit of mass.
The 1 kilogram of mass which is equal to 2.205 lbs of pounds
i.e., 1 kg = 2.205 lbs.
consider the given question
The mass of a notebook computer is 2.25 kilograms
To convert mass to pound by multiply 2.205 lbs to the given kilogram
 \[ \Rightarrow 2.25 \times 2.205\]
 \[ \Rightarrow 4.96125\] lbs
2.25 kg is almost equal to 5 pounds.
Hence, the weight of a notebook computer has a mass of 4.96 lbs almost equal to 5 pounds.
So, the correct answer is “ 5 pounds”.

Note: We can convert the unit from one form to another. We have different units for the solid, liquids and gaseous items. Each thing can be measured in the many forms. Here we have converted the unit kilogram to the unit pounds. Just by using the multiplication arithmetic operation we get the value. The kilogram and the pounds are the units measured for the solid things.