A hundredweight is a measurement used in Imperial weight tables and is equal to 112 pounds.
100. lbs
312 pounds = about 2.786 hundredweights.
100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Imperial)1 hundredweight (cwt) = 112 imperial pounds (100 US Pounds)
1.5 tons is 1.5 * 2,000 (1 ton) = 3000 pounds.
Short ton is a US measurement of 2000 pounds Long ton is a British measurement of 2240 pounds A ton is a ton which is 20 hundredweight so the term actually means the same thing In America 100 pounds equals hundredweight, and in England hundredweight is 112 pounds We should all switch to the Metric ton and be on the same page.long ton is 2,240 lb short ton is 2,000 lb (used in the US) you can find out about the history behind these at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ton
cwt is the abbreviation for a hundredweight. 112 pounds = 1 cwt
100. lbs
One hundredweight = 112 pounds.
312 pounds = about 2.786 hundredweights.
14 stones = 1 pound 1 hundredweight = 100 pounds 100 pounds x (14 stones/1 pound) = 1400 pounds
100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Imperial)1 hundredweight (cwt) = 112 imperial pounds (100 US Pounds)
A hundredweight is a unit of mass. In the United Kingdom it is equal to 112 pounds, and in the United States it is equal to 100 pounds.It is illegal in the United Kingdom to refer to a hundredweight as a mass of 100 pounds.
Ounce, pound (16 ounces), stone (14 pounds), hundredweight (8 stone = 112 pounds), ton (20 hundredweight = 2240 pounds).
Cwt is the abbreviation for the old measure of weight known as a Hundredweight or 112 pounds(lbs) ====================== 112 pounds is a LONG hundredweight
14 pounds = 1 stone 100 pounds = 7 st 2 lb
400 kilograms = 881.8 pounds.
The abbreviation cwt stands for hundredweight. Unfortunately there are two different definitions of a hundredweight. In the United Kingdom, where it has been replaced by the metric system, a hundredweight is 112 pounds, or 8 stone. In the United States, it is 100 pounds.