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 55 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 55 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

55 lb → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 55 lb × 0.45359237 kg

M_(kg) = 24.94758035 kg

The final result is:

55 lb → 24.94758035 kg

We conclude that 55 pounds is equivalent to 24.94758035 kilograms:

55 pounds = 24.94758035 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.040084047669978 × 55 pounds.

Another way is saying that 55 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.040084047669978 kilograms.

Approximate result

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

55 lb ≅ 24.948 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately zero point zero four times fifty-five 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