Converting from Hundredweight, Short (cwt (US)) to Pound, Troy (lb t)

What is Hundredweight, Short (cwt (US))

Hundredweight, short (abbreviated as cwt (US)), is a unit of weight commonly used in the United States. It represents 100 pounds. The short hundredweight is primarily used in various industries, such as agriculture and shipping, to measure bulk quantities of goods. Specifically, 1 cwt (US) is equal to 121.5278 pounds troy (lb t).

What is Pound, Troy (lb t)

The pound, troy (abbreviated as lb t), is a unit of weight that is primarily used for measuring precious metals like gold and silver. Unlike the more commonly known pound (avoirdupois), the troy pound is defined as being approximately 0.3732 kilograms. In the troy system, 1 lb t is equivalent to 0.008228571 hundredweight, short (cwt (US)).

Conversion Formulas

To convert between hundredweight, short and pound, troy, you can use the following formulas:

For converting from cwt (US) to lb t:

For converting from lb t to cwt (US):

Examples

Here are a few examples of conversions between hundredweight, short (cwt (US)) and pound, troy (lb t):

• Example 1: If you have 11 cwt (US):

  Weight in lb t=11×121.5278=1336.806 lb t

• Example 2: If you have 11 lb t:

  Weight in cwt (US)=11×0.008228571=0.09051429 cwt (US)

• Example 3: Converting 8 cwt (US):

  Weight in lb t=8×121.5278=972.2222 lb t

• Example 4: Converting 8 lb t:

  Weight in cwt (US)=8×0.008228571=0.06582857 cwt (US)

• Example 5: If you have 7 cwt (US):

  Weight in lb t=7×121.5278=850.6944 lb t

• Example 6: If you have 7 lb t:

  Weight in cwt (US)=7×0.008228571=0.0576 cwt (US)