how many pounds are there to a ton?

Answer 1

1 US ton = 2000 lb
1 British ton = 2240 lb
1 metric tonne = 1000 kg
≈ 2204 lb

Answer 2

Pounds In A Ton Uk

Answer 3

What a confusing three letter word.

(1) A ton or LONG TON is a British unit of weight equal to 2240 lbs or 1016 .046 909 kg.

(2) In the US a ton or SHORT TON or a NET TON is also a unit of weight equal to 2000 lbs.

(3) Elsewhere, a ton or METRIC TON is a unit of weight equal to 1000 lbs.

(4) In shipping, a ton or FREIGHT TON is a unit of volume or weight used for charging or measuring shipping . It depends on the type of material being shipped but generally taken as 40 cubic feet, 1 cubic metre or 1000 kg. This comes out to 2204.620 lbs.

(5) The ton can also be a DISPLACEMENT TON which is used for measuring the displacement of a ship b ut that comes out nicely at 2240 lbs the same as the LONG TON.

Some extra poin ts to note;

(a) Physycists would want to point out that weight in all of the above definitions is wrong and we really mean MASS.

(b) Thank our lucky stars that a LONG POUND, a SHORT POUND, a METRIC POUND and a FREIGHT POUND don't exist!

(c) Doing a ton is a unit of speed, costing a ton is a unit of money, both have nothing to do with pounds weight/mass.

Answer 4

1 ton = 2000 pounds

Answer 5

1 short ton = 2 000 pounds

Answer 6

2,000 lbs. equal a ton. Assuming we're not talking about metric tons.
A metric ton is 2204.622 pounds.

Answer 7

a ton is 2000 pounds a metric ton (tonne) is 1000kg or 2204 pounds

Answer 8

There are 2,000 pounds to a ton

Answer 9

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Answer 10

2,000 pounds= 1 ton.