“I weigh 70 pounds — the same as 70 kg.”
Usage Entry 1323 / 1350 60-second read
Kilogram vs. Pound
Metric unit of mass (~2.2 lb) versus imperial unit of mass.
The comparisoni
“I weigh 70 kg (≈ 154 lb) — one kilogram equals about 2.2 pounds. Don't swap the numbers.”
The ruleii
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KG = 2.2 LB. Roughly.
KILOGRAM (kg) is the SI unit of mass — used everywhere except the US and a few others. POUND (lb) is the imperial unit — 1 kg ≈ 2.205 lb. When converting: multiply kg by 2.2 to get pounds; divide pounds by 2.2 to get kilograms.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
1 kg ≈ 2.2 lb.