Question

erin bought 3 pounds of apples at the supermarket. how many kilograms of apples did she buy? round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
______ kilograms
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds

Explanation:

Step1: Identify conversion factor

Given \( 1 \text{ kilogram} = 2.2 \text{ pounds} \), so to convert pounds to kilograms, we divide the number of pounds by \( 2.2 \).

Step2: Perform the calculation

Erin bought \( 3 \) pounds of apples. So the number of kilograms is \( \frac{3}{2.2} \approx 1.3636\cdots \)

Step3: Round to the nearest hundredth

Rounding \( 1.3636\cdots \) to the nearest hundredth gives \( 1.36 \) (since the thousandth digit is \( 3 \), which is less than \( 5 \), we don't round up the hundredth digit).

Answer:

\( 1.36 \)