Mary is ordering 3 bags of cat food from Canada. Each bag has a mass of 5 kg. To determine the shipping cost, Mary needs to know the total weight in pounds. What is the weight o…

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DanielBK · Answer 1 · 2023-09-19T01:25:50+0000

Answer:

The total weight of the cat food is 33lb

Step-by-step explanation:

Since 1kg = 2.2lb, 5 kg are:

$5\cdot2.2lb=11lb$

This is the weight of one bag of cat food. Since we want to find the weight of 3 bags:

$11lb\cdot3=33lb$