cwt is the abbreviation for a hundredweight. 112 pounds = 1 cwt
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∙ 11y agoRice production is measured by the hundredweight (cwt). One cwt equals 100 pounds.
15600 lb = 7 t(US) and 16.00 cwt(US)
Remember the imperial table of weights and measures. 16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound(lb) 2 lbs = 1 stone 4 stones = 1 quarter 4 quarters = 1 hundredweight (cwt) 10 cwt = 1 ton From this table we can read that there are 16 ozs in 1 lb. So for example in 5 lbs there are 16 X 5 = 80 ozs. It follows that for a given weight the numerical value of ounces(oz) is greater that the numerical value of pounds (lbs).
225 lbs = 16 stones, 1 pound. 1 stone = 14 lbs. 8 stones = 1 cwt (abbr: hundredweight) = 112 lbs. 20 cwt = 1 ton = 2,240 lbs. 1 American ton = 2,000 lbs. 1 metric tonne = 2,200 lbs, approx.
In the Imperial Weight Table. 16 oz = 1 lb 14 lbs = 1 stone 2 stones = 1 quarter 4 quarters = 1 cwt(hundredweight) 20 cwt = 1 ton So multiplying 14 x 2 x 4 x 20 = 2240 lbs in one ton So half a ton there are 2240/2 = 1120 lbs.
Cwt is the abbreviation for the old measure of weight known as a Hundredweight or 112 pounds(lbs) ====================== 112 pounds is a LONG hundredweight
100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Imperial)1 hundredweight (cwt) = 112 imperial pounds (100 US Pounds)
"cwt" means "100 weight", or 100 pounds. ('C' is the Roman numeral for 100. That's how a $100 bill came to be called a "C-note". ) 1 cwt = 100 pounds 4 cwt = 400 pounds 40 cwt = 4,000 pounds 400 cwt = 40,000 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 In the United Kingdom, where it has been replaced by the metric system, a hundredweight is 112 pounds, or 8 stone.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.
10,484,000 hundredweight (cwt) were produced, with an average yield of 240 cwt per acre.
1 hundredweight (or 1 cwt) = 112 lbs NOTE : This measure of weight is always written as hundredweight with the abbreviation cwt.
Rice production is measured by the hundredweight (cwt). One cwt equals 100 pounds.
It is 50.8 kilograms. In the old days it would have been a hundredweight (cwt) but that measure is no longer in use.
50.8 kilograms (it would have been a hundredweight, cwt, many years ago).
It means 100 pounds (lb) per acre. CWT. is an acronym is an acronym for what is called "100 weight" or 100 lbs.
It is 'cwt', as it was also known as a 'centum weight'.
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