Question

The dosage for a drug used to treat a male Siberian tiger that weighs 550 pounds is based on the tiger's weight in kilograms (kg). What is the tiger's weight in kg? (1 kg = 2.2 lbs)

Answer 1

Answer:

The tiger's weight in kilograms is 227.27 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

Extracting the key information from the question:-

*** Dosage for treatment of animals is simply based on the weight of the animal.

*** The Siberian tiger in question weighs 550 pounds.

*** 1kg is known to be 2.2 Ibs (pounds).

*** We are simply required to find the tiger's weight in kilogram.

Since the tiger in question weighs 550 pounds, we can always make use of the principle of ratios to determine what its value in kilogram will be in order for the veterinary doctors to know the right dosage to administer to the Siberian tiger.

Since 2.2 Ibs ------- 1 kg

500 Ibs ------- ? kg

500/2.2 × 1

= 227.27 kg

Therefore, if one kilogram is equal to 2.2 Ibs then the equivalent of 500 Ibs in kilogram is 227.27 kg

Answer 2

Answer:

227.2727 kilograms

Step-by-step explanation:

The tiger weight is 550 pounds, and we want to convert this value to kilograms, so we need to use the ratio between pounds and kilograms.

We know that 1 kilogram is equal to 2.2 pounds, so we can solve this problem using a rule of three:

1 kilogram is equal to 2.2 pounds,

X kilograms are equal to 550 pounds.

1/X = 2.2/500

X = 500/2.2 = 227.2727 kilograms

So the weight of the tiger in kilograms is 227.2727 kilograms.