Convert Ton (US) to Ton (UK)
Unit definitions
Ton (US)
$2\,000$ pounds is a ton (US). It is also known as the short ton.
Ton (UK)
$2\,240$ pounds is a ton (UK). It is also known as the long ton.
How to convert Ton (US) to Ton (UK)
$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (uk)}} = \text{Mass}_{\text{ton (us)}} \cdot 0.8928571428571428571428571428571429$$
Examples
Example 1
Convert $45.0\ \text{ton (us)}$ to $\text{ton (uk)}$.
$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (uk)}} = 45.0 \cdot 0.8928571428571428571428571428571429$$
$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (uk)}} = 40.178571$$
$$\therefore \ 45.0\ \text{ton (us)} = 40.178571 \ \text{ton (uk)}$$
Example 2
Convert $60.0\ \text{ton (us)}$ to $\text{ton (uk)}$.
$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (uk)}} = 60.0 \cdot 0.8928571428571428571428571428571429$$
$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (uk)}} = 53.571429$$
$$\therefore \ 60.0\ \text{ton (us)} = 53.571429 \ \text{ton (uk)}$$
Example 3
Convert $110.0\ \text{ton (us)}$ to $\text{ton (uk)}$.
$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (uk)}} = 110.0 \cdot 0.8928571428571428571428571428571429$$
$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (uk)}} = 98.214286$$
$$\therefore \ 110.0\ \text{ton (us)} = 98.214286 \ \text{ton (uk)}$$
Example 4
Convert $130.0\ \text{ton (us)}$ to $\text{ton (uk)}$.
$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (uk)}} = 130.0 \cdot 0.8928571428571428571428571428571429$$
$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (uk)}} = 116.071429$$
$$\therefore \ 130.0\ \text{ton (us)} = 116.071429 \ \text{ton (uk)}$$
Example 5
Convert $160.0\ \text{ton (us)}$ to $\text{ton (uk)}$.
$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (uk)}} = 160.0 \cdot 0.8928571428571428571428571428571429$$
$$\text{Mass}_{\text{ton (uk)}} = 142.857143$$
$$\therefore \ 160.0\ \text{ton (us)} = 142.857143 \ \text{ton (uk)}$$