1 metric ton = 2205 pounds so the fraction is 1750/2250 = 50/63.
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Well, isn't that a happy little question! One eighth of a ton is simply a fraction of a ton, just like how one slice of a big, delicious cake is a fraction of the whole cake. When we talk about one eighth of a ton, we're talking about 250 pounds, which is a lovely way to think about weight in smaller, more manageable pieces.
One ton = 2000 pounds 1/2 ton = 1/2 x 2000 = 1000 pounds
1 ton = 2000 pounds, so 3000 pounds is bigger.
Seventeen and a half 100 pence = 1 pound 1750 / 100 = 17.50
There are 560 pounds in an Imperial ton.