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A scale shows a container's weight to be 64.9 pounds. You need to know the weight of the container in kilograms.Find this by completing the parts below.(a) Let x be the unknown number of kilograms. Using the values below, create a proportion that can be used to find x. Use the conversion =1 kilogram2.2 pounds.Values: x 1 2.2 64.9 _____ = _____ (b) Use the proportion from part (a) to find the weight of the container in kilograms. Do not round any computations.kilograms

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A scale shows a container's weight to be 64.9 pounds. You need to know the weight of the container in kilograms.Find this by completing the parts below.(a) Let x be the unknown number of kilograms. Using the values below, create a proportion that can be used to find x. Use the conversion =1 kilogram2.2 pounds.Values: x 1 2.2 64.9 _____ = _____ (b) Use the proportion from part (a) to find the weight of the container in kilograms. Do not round any computations.kilograms

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Solution

(a) The proportion can be set up as follows:

x/64.9 = 1/2.2

This proportion states that the unknown number of kilograms (x) over the given weight in pounds (64.9) is equal to the known conversion factor of 1 kilogram per 2.2 pounds.

(b) To find the weight of the container in kilograms, you can solve for x in the proportion:

x = 64.9 * (1/2.2)

This calculation gives you the weight of the container in kilograms.

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