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.
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.
One 'metric ton'. On earth, that much mass weighs roughly 2204.62 pounds (rounded), or 10.23% more than a 'customary' ton.
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.
It is a customary unit.
a metric 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.
Metric
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.
2000 pounds in 1 ton. It can't be converted to volume with out more information. a ton of gold and a ton of feathers. Same weight but different in volume. alandw ADDED: That's USA ton. UK ton = 2240lbs.
2200 pounds is called a "ton" in the Imperial system and a "short ton" in the US customary system.
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.
One 'metric ton'. On earth, that much mass weighs roughly 2204.62 pounds (rounded), or 10.23% more than a 'customary' ton.
In the US Customary system, there are 16 ounces in a pound.
A tonne is a metric unit, equivalent to 1,000 kg. A ton is an imperial unit (long ton) equivalent to 2240 avoirdupois pounds and US customary unit (short ton) equivalent to 2,000 US pounds. 1 tonne = 1.10231 short tons = 0.984206528 long tons.
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.
One ton is equal to 907.1847 kilograms.100 Kg.1000 kgThere are 1000 kg in 1 ton.One ton ~ 908 Kg. (There are approx. 454 grams per pound, and 2000 pounds per ton). This conversion employs the forms of these units in most common use today, respectively, or US Customary and mks Metric.1000kg1 US ton is 907.2kg