How much is a Ton?

Answer 1

A short ton, as usually used for measurement is 2000 pounds. A long ton, however, is 2200 pounds.

Answer 2

The word ton or tonne is derived from the Old English tunne, likely of Low Latin origin (as tunna), with the spelling 'tonne' introduced during the Middle English period subject to Old French influence. Originally meaning cask or barrel, it later came to specifically denote a cask with a capacity of 252 wine gallons, holding approximately 2100 pounds of water. Such a barrel (of any similar volume) is still called a tun in British English, but this usage is dying out.

The modern spelling tonne, almost always referring to the metric tonne of 1000 kilograms (or the associated obsolete force unit) when used in non-American English, is a direct borrowing from the French language.

Answer 3

Short ton, 2000 pounds. Metric ton, 2204.6 pounds. Long ton, 2240 pounds. There are also some different tons used in shipbuilding.

Answer 4

1. long ton (simply ton in countries such as the United Kingdom which formerly used the Imperial system of weights and measures) is a weight ton or gross ton, and is 2,240 lb (exactly 1,016.0469088 kg). In the UK and most of the areas which used the Imperial system, the metric tonne (1000 kg), which it is conveniently very similar to—less than 2% difference—is the only form of ton legal for trade.
* Increasingly, metric tonnes are being used rather than long tons in measuring the displacement of ships. See tonnage.
* The long ton is used for petroleum products such as aviation fuel.
* Deadweight ton (abbreviation 'dwt') for the capacity of a ship in the number of long tons (2,240 pounds). This measurement is also used in the U.S. tonnage of naval ships.
2. short ton (usually called simply ton, in the USA or sometimes called a net ton) = 2000 lb (exactly 907.18474 kg).
* Harbour ton used in South Africa in the 20th century, equal to 2000 pounds or one short ton.
3. metric ton, usually referred to as a tonne, is 1000 kg (or 1 Mg) or approximately 2,204.6 pounds.

Answer 5

The imperial ton (pre-decimal UK measurement) was 20 cwt (hundredweight) each of 112 lb. The ton is therefore 2240lb.

I never have a 'grade'. We had forms when I was at school.

Answer 6

1 ton = 2240 lbs in GB = 2000 lbs in US
1 tonne = 1000 kg

Answer 7

a ton is 2000 pounds. like an elephant weighs a ton!!!

Answer 8

there are 2000 lbs./(pounds) in a metric ton.
2.85640033 in a normal ton.
although i think your looking for metric ton

Answer 9

2000#

Answer 10

A ton equals 2000pds.