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WHEN DOING SMALLER TO BIGGER
Divide
WHEN CONVERTING FROM
LB TO KG
YOU MUST USE DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
WHAT IS THE CONVERSION FACTOR FOR LB TO KG?
1 KG = 2.2LBS
A toddler in the pediatric unit weighs 33 pounds (lb). What is their weight in kilograms (kg)?
1.WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU DO?
Use the conversion factor of 1 KG = 2.2LBS
And cross out LB

A toddler in the pediatric unit weighs 33 pounds (lb). What is their weight in kilograms (kg)?
Once you’re left with 33 = 1kg/2.2
….
YOU MULTIPLY 33 AND 2.2 TIMES 10
AND TO MAKE THE DIVISION EASIER, YOU CAN REDUCE THE DECIMAL IN 2.2
THEN YOU DO THE LONG DIVISION

IN REGARDS TO DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: LB TO KG
1KG goes…
on top
IN REGARDS TO DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: LB TO KG
2.2LB goes…
on the bottom
IN REGARDS TO DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: LB TO KG
THE TWO “LBS” MUST…
CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT!!! THAT IS WHY LB NEEDS TO BE ON THE BOTTOM