Information AboutLong Ton |
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| units of mass | |
| customary units in the united states | |
| ton, long | |
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The standard ton in the U.S. Measurement System is the " Short Ton ", equal to 2000 pounds (exactly 907.18474 kg). Both long and short tons are defined as 20 Hundredweight s, but a hundredweight is 112 pounds (which is equal to 8 Stone ) in the Imperial system (long or gross hundredweight) and 100 pounds in the US system (short or net hundredweight). The spelling " Tonne " denotes the metric tonne of 1000 kilograms (approximately 2204.623 pounds). SEE ALSO |
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