Since pounds are a measurement of force and kilograms are a unit of mass how is it possible to freely convert between the two measurements?
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By itself, a pound is a unit of mass. It can be used to measure pressure, but if it is, it’s pounds per a unit of measurement, such as a square inch (PSI). When interpreted as a unit of mass, it can freely be converted into other units of mass, such as a kilogram, by figuring out the ratio between them, i.e. 1 kilogram=approximately 2.2 pounds.
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