In Imperial units, a hundredweight (“long”) is defined as 112 pounds avoirdupois, or 8 stone, or four quarters (50.80234544 kg). This is so close to 50 kg that the transition to metric equivalents has been easy.In U.S. customary units,
a hundredweight (“short”) is defined as 100 pounds (equivalent to
45.359237 kg). The short hundredweight is also the normal hundredweight
in Canada.
The short hundredweight is also called a cental (which never mean...
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Also known as:
- Quintal,
- Short hundredweight,
- Hundredweight
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