made a lbs to kgs weight converter

practice_projects/src/weightConverter.java

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+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class weightConverter {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        // Weight conversion program
+        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
+
+        // Declare variables
+        String choice;
+        int weight;
+        double converted;
+
+        // Welcome message
+        System.out.println("Welcome to the weight converter!\n");
+
+        // Prompt for user choice
+        System.out.println("Choose: ");
+        System.out.println("Option 1 Lbs -> Kgs (1)");
+        System.out.println("Option 2 Kgs -> Lbs (2)\n");
+
+        choice = scanner.nextLine();
+
+        // option 1 convert lbs tp kgs
+        if (choice.equals("1")){
+
+            // get the weight input from user
+            System.out.println("Enter the weight in lbs: ");
+            weight = Integer.parseInt(scanner.nextLine());
+
+            // convert the weight and print out the result
+            converted = (weight * 1.0 / 2.205);
+            System.out.printf("%d lbs is %.2f kgs.", weight, converted);
+
+
+
+        } // option 2 convert kgs to lbs
+        else if(choice.equals("2")){
+
+            // get the weight input from user
+            System.out.println("Enter the weight in kgs: ");
+            weight = Integer.parseInt(scanner.nextLine());
+
+            // convert the weight and print out the result
+            converted = (weight * 1.0 *  2.205);
+            System.out.printf("%d kgs is %.2f lbs.", weight, converted);
+
+
+        } //else print not a valid choice
+        else {
+            System.out.println("Not a valid choice. Try again");
+        }
+
+        scanner.close();
+
+
+    }
+}