A veterinarian needs to know an animals weight in kilograms if 20 pounds is about 9 kilograms and a dog weighs 30 pounds use a ratio table to find the dogs weight in kilograms explain your reasoning

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7 November, 04:17

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Ella Hooper · Answer 1

13.5 kilograms 9k=20p means 4.5k=10p its like a fraction you can multiply and divide both sides and it is equal. 4.5x3 and 10x3 are 13.5 and 30

Ariel Potts · Answer 2

1:2.2 wherein 1 kilo is equivalent to 2.2 lbs

if:

20 lbs / 2.2 = 9.09 kls

then:

30 lbs / 2.2 = 13.63 kls.

The dogs weight in kilograms is 13.63.