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Is a ton a customary or metric?

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What is bigger a metric ton or a customary ton?

a metric ton


Which is larger a metric ton or customary ton?

Depends on if by 'customary' you're referring to a short ton or a long ton. A short ton is less than a metric ton; a long ton is more than a metric ton.


Is ton a metric or customary unit?

There are two types of tonnes, with a slightly different mass. A ton is equal to 2000 pounds. Another type of ton (sometimes called "metric ton" to clarify) is equal to 1000 kilograms.


Is a metric ton the same as a standard ton?

1 'customary' ton = 2,000 pounds, anywhere 1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms of mass It weighs 2,204.6 pounds on Earth, but different amounts in other places.


Is a foot customary or metric?

It is a customary unit.


What does 1000kilograms equal?

One 'metric ton'. On earth, that much mass weighs roughly 2204.62 pounds (rounded), or 10.23% more than a 'customary' ton.


Is a meter customary or metric?

The opposing systems are imperial and metric, not customary. But, meters are metric.


Is a pound metric or customary?

The pound is NOT a metric unit.


Is yards metric or customary?

It is customary.


Is customary more then metric?

It can be more or less. An once (customary) is bigger than a gram (metric) but a pound (customary) is smaller than a kilogram (metric).


What is more than a kilograms?

A ton - sometimes called "metric ton", to avoid confusion with the other ton - is equal to 1000 kilograms. Metric prefixes (Mega, Giga, Tera, ...) might be used for larger units, but it is customary to specify larger masses either in kilograms or in tons.


What equal 1000 killograms?

1 metric ton.1 metric ton.1 metric ton.1 metric ton.