Convert Pound to Ton (US)

Unit definitions

Pound

$453.592\,37$ grams is a pound. It is also known as the avoirdupois pound.

Ton (US)

$2\,000$ pounds is a ton (US). It is also known as the short ton.

How to convert Pound to Ton (US)

$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} = \frac{\text{Mass}_{\text{lb}}}{2000}$$

Examples

Example 1

Convert $30.0\ \text{lb}$ to $\text{ton (us)}$.

$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} = \frac{30.0}{2000}$$

$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} = 0.015$$

$$\therefore \ 30.0\ \text{lb} = 0.015 \ \text{ton (us)}$$

Example 2

Convert $70.0\ \text{lb}$ to $\text{ton (us)}$.

$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} = \frac{70.0}{2000}$$

$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} = 0.035$$

$$\therefore \ 70.0\ \text{lb} = 0.035 \ \text{ton (us)}$$

Example 3

Convert $105.0\ \text{lb}$ to $\text{ton (us)}$.

$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} = \frac{105.0}{2000}$$

$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} = 0.0525$$

$$\therefore \ 105.0\ \text{lb} = 0.0525 \ \text{ton (us)}$$

Example 4

Convert $140.0\ \text{lb}$ to $\text{ton (us)}$.

$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} = \frac{140.0}{2000}$$

$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} = 0.07$$

$$\therefore \ 140.0\ \text{lb} = 0.07 \ \text{ton (us)}$$

Example 5

Convert $200.0\ \text{lb}$ to $\text{ton (us)}$.

$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} = \frac{200.0}{2000}$$

$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} = 0.1$$

$$\therefore \ 200.0\ \text{lb} = 0.1 \ \text{ton (us)}$$

Pound to Ton (US) conversion table

Pound to Ton (US) conversion table
Pound [lb] Ton (US) [ton (us)]
1 0.0005
2 0.001
3 0.0015
4 0.002
5 0.0025
6 0.003
7 0.0035
8 0.004
9 0.0045
10 0.005

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