Convert long hundredweight to pounds

Explanation

From this page you can convert long hundredweight to pounds (or cwt to lbs) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from long hundredweight to pounds you need to multiply by 112. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 cwt=112 lbs

long hundredweightcwt

dimension	mass
symbol	cwt

The long hundredweight (cwt) is a unit of mass in the international mass and length units.

Definition of the long hundredweight

One long hundredweight is equal to 112 pounds.

From the Weights and Measures Act of 1985: PART VI: Measurement of Mass

Value in terms of the SI

One long hundredweight is equal to 50.80234544 kilograms.

History

Probably for commercial reasons, in order to align the unit with equivalent units of the continent, i.e. the quintal or zentner, the Engligh hundredweight was defined as 112 avoirdupoids pounds rather than 100. This hundredweight became the long hundredweight and imperial hundredweight in American and British English respectively. The C in the symbol is the Roman numeral for a hundred.

International Mass Units

grain	gr
dram	dr	27¹¹⁄₃₂ grains
ounce	oz	16 drams
pound	lb	16 ounces
stone*	st	14 pounds
quarter*	qr	2 stones
short hundredweight^†	cwt	100 pounds
long hundredweight*	cwt	4 quarters
short ton^†	st	20 short hundredweight
long ton*	lt	20 long hundredweight

* specific to the United Kingdom

^† specific to the United States of America

The International Mass and Length Units

The International Mass and Length Units are units based on the international yard and the international pound.

They were created in 1959 when Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America agreed upon a common definition of the yard and the pound.

poundslb

dimension	mass
symbol	lb
synonyms	lbs

The pound (lb) is the base unit of mass in the international mass and length units.

Definition of the pound

One pound is defined as being exactly equal to 0.45359237 kilograms.

From the Weights and Measures Act of 1985: PART VI: Measurement of Mass

History

From the Roman libra pondo, meaning a pound of weight. The word libra gave the abbreviation lb and pondo, the name of the unit.

Equivalences

One pound is equivalent to:

Some Facts

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