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Since a ton is 2,000 pounds, 500/2,000 is 1/4 reduced, so 500 pounds is 1/4 of a ton.
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An American ton is 2000 pounds, so 1/4 of that is 2000 ÷ 4 = 500 lbs. An old British ton 2240 pounds, so 1/4 is 560 lbs.
The formula used to convert tons to metric tons 1 t * 1 metrictons 1.1023 t = 0.90718474 metrictons
1 metric ton = 1000 kg, so 4 metric ton = 4000 kg.