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1. But be careful, the US has at least three different tons: short, long, and deadweight. A metric ton is 1,000 kilograms.1 tonne equates to 1.10231 short tons.
2.5 short tons.2.23214286 long tons2.26796185 metric tons
1 pound = 0.0005 short tons 8600 x 0.0005 = 4.3 short tons 1 long ton = 2240 pounds 8600 divided by 2240 = 3.8 long tons
There is, or was, a distinction between what they used to teach in school about tons - there were "long" tons and "short" tons. A short ton is 2,000 pounds, almost always referred to simply as "a ton". A long ton was 2,200 pounds. I don't think I have ever seen a reference to "long tons" of anything, though it probably has a use in some area.AnswerThe 'short ton' (2000 pounds) is used in the United States. The 'long ton' (2240 pounds) is used in Britain and in countries in the British sphere of influence. A 'tonne' (spoken as 'metric ton') is 1000 kg, and very close to a long ton.
short ton, long ton, metric ton? they differ short 907kg metric 1000kg long 1016kg but still be 3495 tons