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A patient checks in at the emergency room, concerned that she has lost too much weight suddenly. She says her weight used to be 64 kg. How much did she used to weigh in pounds?

A. 30 lbs.
B. 67 lbs.
C. 141 lbs.
D. 173 lbs.

Answer :

Final answer:

To convert the patient's weight from kilograms to pounds, multiply her previous weight in kilograms by the conversion factor of 2.2046 pounds per kilogram. Therefore, the patient used to weigh approximately 141 pounds. Therefore, option C is correct.

Explanation:

To convert kilograms to pounds, you can use the conversion factor of 2.2046 pounds per kilogram. Therefore, to find out how much the patient used to weigh in pounds, we can multiply her previous weight in kilograms (64 kg) by the conversion factor:

64 kg * 2.2046 lbs/kg = 141.06 lbs

So, the patient used to weigh approximately 141 pounds.