Convert Pounds To Tons

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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.

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.

How many tons in a pound? 

1 pound is equivalent to 0.0004535924 tons. Use 0.0004535924 as the factor to convert pounds to tons. Below find some popular pounds to tons conversion questions:

• How many tons in 2 pounds?  2 pounds x 0.0004535924 = 0.0009071848 number tons
• How many tons in 3 pounds?  3 pounds x 0.0004535924 = 0.0013607772 number tons
• How many tons in 5 pounds?  5 pounds x 0.0004535924 = 0.002267962 number tons
• How many tons in 10 pounds? 10 pounds x 0.0004535924 = 0.004535924 number tons
• How many tons in 20 pounds? 20 pounds x 0.0004535924 = 0.009071848 number tons
• How many tons in 50 pounds? 50 pounds x 0.0004535924 = 0.02267962 number tons
• How many tons in 100 pounds? 100 pounds x 0.0004535924 = 0.04535924 number tons
• How many tons in 1000 pounds? 1000 pounds x 0.0004535924 = 0.4535924 number tons

Pounds to Tons Conversion Chart

Pounds	Tons	Pounds	Tons	Pounds	Tons	Pounds	Tons
1	0.0004535924	26	0.0117934024	51	0.0231332124	76	0.0344730224
2	0.0009071848	27	0.0122469948	52	0.0235868048	77	0.0349266148
3	0.0013607772	28	0.0127005872	53	0.0240403972	78	0.0353802072
4	0.0018143696	29	0.0131541796	54	0.0244939896	79	0.0358337996
5	0.002267962	30	0.013607772	55	0.024947582	80	0.036287392
6	0.0027215544	31	0.0140613644	56	0.0254011744	81	0.0367409844
7	0.0031751468	32	0.0145149568	57	0.0258547668	82	0.0371945768
8	0.0036287392	33	0.0149685492	58	0.0263083592	83	0.0376481692
9	0.0040823316	34	0.0154221416	59	0.0267619516	84	0.0381017616
10	0.004535924	35	0.015875734	60	0.027215544	85	0.038555354
11	0.0049895164	36	0.0163293264	61	0.0276691364	86	0.0390089464
12	0.0054431088	37	0.0167829188	62	0.0281227288	87	0.0394625388
13	0.0058967012	38	0.0172365112	63	0.0285763212	88	0.0399161312
14	0.0063502936	39	0.0176901036	64	0.0290299136	89	0.0403697236
15	0.006803886	40	0.018143696	65	0.029483506	90	0.040823316
16	0.0072574784	41	0.0185972884	66	0.0299370984	91	0.0412769084
17	0.0077110708	42	0.0190508808	67	0.0303906908	92	0.0417305008
18	0.0081646632	43	0.0195044732	68	0.0308442832	93	0.0421840932
19	0.0086182556	44	0.0199580656	69	0.0312978756	94	0.0426376856
20	0.009071848	45	0.020411658	70	0.031751468	95	0.043091278
21	0.0095254404	46	0.0208652504	71	0.0322050604	96	0.0435448704
22	0.0099790328	47	0.0213188428	72	0.0326586528	97	0.0439984628
23	0.0104326252	48	0.0217724352	73	0.0331122452	98	0.0444520552
24	0.0108862176	49	0.0222260276	74	0.0335658376	99	0.0449056476
25	0.01133981	50	0.02267962	75	0.03401943	100	0.04535924

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