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You can if you define the kind of ton, because there are many different units that involve the word "ton" (short, long, and metric). A short ton is 2000 pounds, so there is 1/2000 short ton in a pound, or 0.0005 short ton per pound.
metric ton, ton, kilogram, pound, gram.
In a long ton (UK) there are 2,240 lb (pound).In a short ton (USA) there are 2,000 lb.
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Since there are 2,000 pounds in one ton (one short ton), the corollary is that there is 1/2000 of a ton in a pound (or .0005 tons in a pound).
A short ton (usually known simply as a "ton") is equal to 2000 pounds, while a long ton is equal to 2240 pounds.
A ton of paper. Any ton is heavier than a pound. One ton is equal to twenty-thosand pounds, whether is paper, or anything else.
1 ton = 2000 pounds Multiply the known dollars/pound x 2000 pounds/ton. For example, to convert 12.8 dollars/pound into dollars/ton, do the following: 12.8 dollars/pound x 2000 pounds/ton = 25600 dollars/ton.
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a metric ton = 2204.62262
1 pound is 1/2240 of an Imperial ton.
A US ton is 2,000 pounds. Therefore, 1/2,000 of a ton = a pound. But 2,000 pounds = a ton. A UK ton = 2240 lb