Formula: tons x 0.8928571 = long tons
One and one-tenth. A short ton is 2,000 lbs. A long ton is 2,200 lbs.
A short (US) ton is equal to 2,000 pounds and a long (UK) ton is equal to 2,240 pounds.
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There is, or was, a distinction between what they used to teach in school about tons - there were "long" tons and "short" tons. A short ton is 2,000 pounds, almost always referred to simply as "a...