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 24.8 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 24.8 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

24.8 lb → M_(kg)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in kilograms:

M_(kg) = 24.8 lb × 0.45359237 kg

M_(kg) = 11.249090776 kg

The final result is:

24.8 lb → 11.249090776 kg

We conclude that 24.8 pounds is equivalent to 11.249090776 kilograms:

24.8 pounds = 11.249090776 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.088896073461644 × 24.8 pounds.

Another way is saying that 24.8 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.088896073461644 kilograms.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-four point eight pounds is approximately eleven point two four nine kilograms:

24.8 lb ≅ 11.249 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately zero point zero eight nine times twenty-four point eight 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