it isn't. 10,000 lbs is 5 tons.
10000 pounds is greater than 6 tons. 1 ton is equal to 2000 pounds, so 6 tons is equal to 12000 pounds.
2,000 pounds - 1 ton 10,000 pounds - 5 tons (multiply the number of tons by 2, then add three zeros is the easiest way to convert) 2,205 pounds - 1 metric ton 11,025 pounds - 5 metric tons (1 ton = .91 of a metric ton, or 1 metric ton = 1.1 tons)
1 ton is equal to 2000 pounds, so 10000 pounds is equal to 5 tons.
8000 pounds weigh the least since 5 tons is equivalent to 10000 pounds and 10000 kilograms is approximately 22046 pounds.
Because there are 2000 pounds in one ton. Therefore, 10000 pounds divided by 2000 equals 5 tons.
Using the wiki answer for "How many pounds equal a ton?" and doing some calculation: It depends upon which "ton" you mean 1 long (or gross) ton = 2240 pounds CALCULATION: 10000 pounds / 2240 = 4.464 long (or gross) tons 1 short (or net) ton = 2000 pounds CALCULATION: 10000 pounds / 2000 = 5 short (or net) tons 1 tonne (i.e., a metric ton) = 2204.6 pounds CALCULATION: 10000 pounds / 2204.6 = 4.536 metric tons In the United States, when people say "a ton," they're thinking the short ton, or 2000 pounds.
A U.S. short ton is 2000 pounds, so 5 ton would be 10000 pounds, twice 5000 pounds
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10,000 pounds equals 5 tons. One ton equals 2000 pounds.
yes There are 2000 pounds in 1 ton. 6 times 2000 = 12,000 pounds.
There are 2,000 pounds in 1 ton. 5 x 2,000 = 10,000, so they are both the same.