Convert Tons To Pounds

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Facts about Ton

Basic facts: A ton is a unit of measure of weight and mass. In the US and Canada, the ton, also called the short ton, is defined as 908 kilograms or 2,000 pounds. In the UK, the ton, periodically referred to as the long ton, is defined as 1,016 kg or 2,240 avoirdupois pounds. The tonne, defined in the SI (International System of Units) and otherwise known as the metric ton is defined as 1,000 kilograms or 2,204.623 pounds.

History: The term [ton] is derived from the [tun] This term was applied to a large cask that could weigh around 2,000 pounds, contain between 175 to 213 imperial gallons, and could occupy around 60 cubic feet, or 1.7 m3 of space. The metric ton, or tonne, is the preferred definition of the ton, although various definitions of the ton are still used in particular countries.

Use: The short ton is used predominantly in the United States, while the long ton is used in the United Kingdom along with other countries that still use the imperial system,  and the tonne is used worldwide. Although both the United States and the United Kingdom, and some other countries still use other definitions of the ton, the tonne is the legally established form of the ton for use in trade.

Fact about Pound

Basic facts:  A pound is a unit of mass used in the United States customary and imperial systems of measurement. Its symbol is [lb.]. The common pound used today is the international avoirdupois pound. It is defined as precisely 0.45359237 kilograms. One avoirdupois pound is equal to 16 (sixteen) avoirdupois ounces.

History: Prior to the international avoirdupois pound that is widely used today, numerous different definitions of the pound were used throughout history. The pound descended from the Roman libra. The avoirdupois system was commonly used in the 13th century. In 1959, it was updated to its current form. This system was based on a physical standardized pound that used a prototype weight. This prototype weight could be divided into a number that had three even divisors [8, 4, 2] i.e., 16 ounces.

Use: In the United States, the pound as a unit of weight is widely used, often for measuring body weight. Many versions of the pound existed in the past in the UK, and although the United Kingdom largely uses the International System of Units, pounds are still used within specific contexts, such as labeling of packaged foods [by law the metric values must also be displayed]. The United Kingdom also often uses both pounds and stones when defining body weight, where a stone is comprised of 14 (fourteen) pounds.

How many pounds in a ton? 

1 ton is equivalent to 2204.6226218488 pounds. Use 2204.6226218488 as the factor to convert tons to pounds. Below find some popular tons to pounds conversion questions:

• How many pounds in 2 tons?  2 tons x 2204.6226218488 = 4409.245244 number pounds
• How many pounds in 3 tons?  3 tons x 2204.6226218488 = 6613.867866 number pounds
• How many pounds in 5 tons?  5 tons x 2204.6226218488 = 11023.11311 number pounds
• How many pounds in 10 tons? 10 tons x 2204.6226218488 = 22046.22622 number pounds
• How many pounds in 20 tons? 20 tons x 2204.6226218488 = 44092.45244 number pounds
• How many pounds in 50 tons? 50 tons x 2204.6226218488 = 110231.1311 number pounds
• How many pounds in 100 tons? 100 tons x 2204.6226218488 = 220462.2622 number pounds
• How many pounds in 1000 tons? 1000 tons x 2204.6226218488 = 2204622.622 number pounds

Tons to Pounds Conversion Chart

Tons	Pounds	Tons	Pounds	Tons	Pounds	Tons	Pounds
1	2204.622622	26	57320.18817	51	112435.7537	76	167551.3193
2	4409.245244	27	59524.81079	52	114640.3763	77	169755.9419
3	6613.867866	28	61729.43341	53	116844.999	78	171960.5645
4	8818.490487	29	63934.05603	54	119049.6216	79	174165.1871
5	11023.11311	30	66138.67866	55	121254.2442	80	176369.8097
6	13227.73573	31	68343.30128	56	123458.8668	81	178574.4324
7	15432.35835	32	70547.9239	57	125663.4894	82	180779.055
8	17636.98097	33	72752.54652	58	127868.1121	83	182983.6776
9	19841.6036	34	74957.16914	59	130072.7347	84	185188.3002
10	22046.22622	35	77161.79176	60	132277.3573	85	187392.9229
11	24250.84884	36	79366.41439	61	134481.9799	86	189597.5455
12	26455.47146	37	81571.03701	62	136686.6026	87	191802.1681
13	28660.09408	38	83775.65963	63	138891.2252	88	194006.7907
14	30864.71671	39	85980.28225	64	141095.8478	89	196211.4133
15	33069.33933	40	88184.90487	65	143300.4704	90	198416.036
16	35273.96195	41	90389.5275	66	145505.093	91	200620.6586
17	37478.58457	42	92594.15012	67	147709.7157	92	202825.2812
18	39683.20719	43	94798.77274	68	149914.3383	93	205029.9038
19	41887.82982	44	97003.39536	69	152118.9609	94	207234.5265
20	44092.45244	45	99208.01798	70	154323.5835	95	209439.1491
21	46297.07506	46	101412.6406	71	156528.2062	96	211643.7717
22	48501.69768	47	103617.2632	72	158732.8288	97	213848.3943
23	50706.3203	48	105821.8858	73	160937.4514	98	216053.0169
24	52910.94292	49	108026.5085	74	163142.074	99	218257.6396
25	55115.56555	50	110231.1311	75	165346.6966	100	220462.2622

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