A patient weighs 155 lbs. What is the patient’s weight in grams?

Answer 1

1 pound = 453.592 grams

Set up two ratios of pounds over grams.

1/453.592 = 155/g

That's 1 pound over 453.592 grams equals 155 pounds over g grams.

Now you cross multiply.

1 x g = 453.592 x 155

g = 70306.76 grams