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 80 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 80 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

80 lb → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 80 lb × 0.45359237 kg

M_(kg) = 36.2873896 kg

The final result is:

80 lb → 36.2873896 kg

We conclude that 80 pounds is equivalent to 36.2873896 kilograms:

80 pounds = 36.2873896 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.02755778277311 × 80 pounds.

Another way is saying that 80 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.02755778277311 kilograms.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighty pounds is approximately thirty-six point two eight seven kilograms:

80 lb ≅ 36.287 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately zero point zero two eight times eighty 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