hundredweight (US) to ton (short)
Please provide values below to convert hundredweight (US) to ton (short) [ton (US)], or change ↔.
hundredweight (US)
Definition: A US hundredweight is a unit of mass equal to 100 pounds.
Historyandorigin: It is used in the United States.
CurrentUse: It is used in the United States for large mass measurements.
funfact: The US hundredweight is used to measure large masses.
ton (short) [ton (US)]
Definition: A short ton is a unit of mass equal to 2,000 pounds or 907.18474 kilograms.
Historyandorigin: It is used in the United States.
CurrentUse: It is used in the United States for large mass measurements.
funfact: The short ton is also known as the 'US ton.'
hundredweight (US) to ton (short) [ton (US)] Conversion Table
| 1 hundredweight (US) | 0.05 ton (short) [ton (US)] |
| 2 hundredweight (US) | 0.1 ton (short) [ton (US)] |
| 3 hundredweight (US) | 0.15 ton (short) [ton (US)] |
| 5 hundredweight (US) | 0.25 ton (short) [ton (US)] |
| 10 hundredweight (US) | 0.5 ton (short) [ton (US)] |
| 50 hundredweight (US) | 2.5 ton (short) [ton (US)] |
| 100 hundredweight (US) | 5 ton (short) [ton (US)] |
| 1000 hundredweight (US) | 50 ton (short) [ton (US)] |
| 10000 hundredweight (US) | 500 ton (short) [ton (US)] |
| 100000 hundredweight (US) | 5000 ton (short) [ton (US)] |
| 1000000 hundredweight (US) | 50000 ton (short) [ton (US)] |
How to Convert hundredweight (US) to ton (short)
1 hundredweight (US) = 0.05 ton (short) [ton (US)]
1 ton (short) [ton (US)] = 20 hundredweight (US)
we use cross multiplication method
hundredweight (US) → ton (short) [ton (US)]
1 → 0.05
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.05=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.075