Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from pounds to kilograms is 0.45359237, which means that 1 pound is equal to 0.45359237 kilograms:
1 lb = 0.45359237 kg
To convert 18 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 18 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from pounds to kilograms. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 lb → 0.45359237 kg
18 lb → M(kg)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in kilograms:
M(kg) = 18 lb × 0.45359237 kg
M(kg) = 8.16466266 kg
The final result is:
18 lb → 8.16466266 kg
We conclude that 18 pounds is equivalent to 8.16466266 kilograms:
18 pounds = 8.16466266 kilograms
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.12247903454715 × 18 pounds.
Another way is saying that 18 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12247903454715 kilograms.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighteen pounds is approximately eight point one six five kilograms:
18 lb ≅ 8.165 kg
An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately zero point one two two times eighteen pounds.
Conversion table
pounds to kilograms chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from pounds to kilograms
pounds (lb) | kilograms (kg) |
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19 pounds | 8.618 kilograms |
20 pounds | 9.072 kilograms |
21 pounds | 9.525 kilograms |
22 pounds | 9.979 kilograms |
23 pounds | 10.433 kilograms |
24 pounds | 10.886 kilograms |
25 pounds | 11.34 kilograms |
26 pounds | 11.793 kilograms |
27 pounds | 12.247 kilograms |
28 pounds | 12.701 kilograms |