For instance, a 3% rate of defective products or services may be tolerable, but 5% may not be. Still, management should be always on guard for ways to improve procedures and reduce the number of defective products.
The UK Weights and Measures Act of 1878 first defined the imperial pound in terms of metric units (1lb = 453.59265g) , and in 1893 the Mendenhall Order defined the United States pound by describing a kilogram as equivalent to 2.20462 pounds.
Best Answer: 1)1 pound equals 0,4536 kg so one kg is 2,2045855379188712522045855379189 pounds(~2,205) 2) Although a few centuries ago it was used to measure weight of gold, silver etc. And 1 pound was equal to 0,3732 kg, wich means 1 kg = 2,6795284030010718113612004287245 pounds(~2,68).