ton (short) to ton (long)
Please provide values below to convert ton (short) [ton (US)] to ton (long) [ton (UK)], or change ↔.
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.'
ton (long) [ton (UK)]
Definition: A long ton is a unit of mass equal to 2,240 pounds or 1,016.0469088 kilograms.
Historyandorigin: It is used in the United Kingdom.
CurrentUse: It is used in the United Kingdom for large mass measurements.
funfact: The long ton is also known as the 'UK ton' or 'imperial ton.'
ton (short) [ton (US)] to ton (long) [ton (UK)] Conversion Table
| 1 ton (short) [ton (US)] | 0.8928571429 ton (long) [ton (UK)] |
| 2 ton (short) [ton (US)] | 1.7857142857 ton (long) [ton (UK)] |
| 3 ton (short) [ton (US)] | 2.6785714286 ton (long) [ton (UK)] |
| 5 ton (short) [ton (US)] | 4.4642857143 ton (long) [ton (UK)] |
| 10 ton (short) [ton (US)] | 8.9285714286 ton (long) [ton (UK)] |
| 50 ton (short) [ton (US)] | 44.642857143 ton (long) [ton (UK)] |
| 100 ton (short) [ton (US)] | 89.285714286 ton (long) [ton (UK)] |
| 1000 ton (short) [ton (US)] | 892.85714286 ton (long) [ton (UK)] |
| 10000 ton (short) [ton (US)] | 8928.5714286 ton (long) [ton (UK)] |
| 100000 ton (short) [ton (US)] | 89285.714286 ton (long) [ton (UK)] |
| 1000000 ton (short) [ton (US)] | 892857.14286 ton (long) [ton (UK)] |
How to Convert ton (short) to ton (long)
1 ton (short) [ton (US)] = 0.8928571429 ton (long) [ton (UK)]
1 ton (long) [ton (UK)] = 1.12 ton (short) [ton (US)]
we use cross multiplication method
ton (short) [ton (US)] → ton (long) [ton (UK)]
1 → 0.8928571429
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.8928571429=1*x
by simplifying
x=1.3392857143