A long ton is defined as 2,240 pounds.
It doesn't matter what a short ton is.
6,000# - the U.S. ton is 2000 pounds (short ton) whereas the U.K. tonne is 2240 pounds (long ton). 3 short tons (2000#) = 6,000#
Where:1 ton is a long ton (2240 lb), 100 tons = 101.605 tonnes1 ton is a short ton (2000 lb), 100 tons = 90.7185 tonnes
You'll know there are two different tons, a long ton of 2240 lbs, and a short ton of 2000 lbs.So, depending on whether the answer is needed in long or short tons, your answer is 9 856 000 lbs for the long ton, or 8 800 000 lbs for the short ton.
1 ton = 2000 lbs 2000 lbs times 2000 tons = 4000,000 lbs
Short tons, long tons, or metric tons? A short ton is 2000 pounds; 9.5 short tons is 19000 pounds. A long ton is 2200 pounds; 9.5 long tons is 20920 pounds. A metric ton is about 2204.6 pounds; nine and a half of them would be just under 20944 pounds.
one short ton = 2000 pounds - one long ton = 2200 pounds
2.5 tons. Simple math. 1 ton is equal to 2000 pounds.That's a short ton. 5000 lb is about 2.23 long tons.2000 lbs = 1 ton so 5000 lbs = 2.5 tons
Long ton = 2240 pounds, short ton = 2000 pounds(Long ton) = (2240 * 5) + 550 = 11750 pounds(Short ton) = (2000 * 5 ) + 550 = 10550 pounds
There are 3 tons in 6000 pounds. To convert pounds to tons, divide the weight in pounds by 2000, since there are 2000 pounds in a ton.
1 ton (short ton)
In UK which uses the long ton = 2240 lb: 7500 lb = 7500 / 2240 tons ≈ 3.35 tons In USA which uses the short ton = 2000 lb: 7500 lb = 7500 / 2000 ton = 3.75 tons
In order to not make it too easy, there's 2000 lbs in a ton.Answer:2000 lb in a short ton, 2200 lb in a long ton, 2204 lb in metric ton (tonne)