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sjc
Jan 25, 2018

#=8.93"tons"(2dp)#

Explanation:

#1 " English( or imperial) ton"= 20 " hundredweight "cwt"#

#1 cwt=112 " pounds (llb)"#

#:. 1" ton "=20xx112 llb#

#=2240llbs#

so #20000llb=20000/2240 "tons"#

#=8.93"tons"(2dp)#

Meave60
Jan 28, 2018

#"20000 lb"# equals #~~8.93# English tons.

Explanation:

The English (Imperial ton), also called the long ton, is equal to #"2240 lb"#.

#"1 long ton = 2240 lb"#

#20000"lb"xx("1 long ton")/(2240"lb")="8.93 long tons = 8.93 English tons"# (rounded to two decimal places)

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