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What is the metric measure comparable to pound?
kilogram
What is 66 kilos in metric?
Kilo is a metric measure, There are 2.2kg in 1 pound.
Is a pound an english or metric unit?
A pound is part of the imperial system of measurements, which were used in England, and elsewhere, before the introduction of metric measurements.
What year did the US legalise the use of metric system?
In 1869Congress legalized the use of the metric system. In 1893 the Office of Weights and Measures adopted the metric system in legally defining the yard and the pound.
How many 8-pound weights are needed to balance two 12-pound weights?
You would need one 8-pound weight on each side of the two 12-pound weights to balance them.
Is the kilogram the counterpart of the pound?
Kilo is metric pound is US measure. The actual conversion of 1 kilogram is equal to 2.204622622 pounds. For everyday use, rounding to 2.2 should be enough. One pound is 0.45359237 kilogram, or 0.45 kg for everyday use.
Is a pound metric or customary?
The pound is NOT a metric unit.
Is weights more a pound of led or a pound of feathers?
Neither. A pound is a pound is a pound.
Is a pound a part of the metric system?
lb is a pound in weight. 14lbs in a stone. Pounds is abbreviated lbs because the origin is in the Latin word libra, which could mean both balance scales (hence the symbol for the astrological sign Libra, which was named after a constellation that was thought to resemble scales) and also a pound weight, for which the full expression was libra pondo, the second word being the origin of our pound.
What can you do with 35 pound weights to lose weight?
just use them slowly, go up and down with them.. You should lose about a pound a week or two.
Can I buy 1 lb. weights at Target?
Almost every Fitness and sports store will sell 1 pound weights. You should be able to purchase 1 pound weights at Target, Wal Mart or K Mart as well as any other big store.
Is a pound a metric unit?
No, kilos would be metric.
