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  1.                                                                                  Units of Weight (or Mass):
  2.  
  3.  
  4.  
  5.      Customary
  6.                               Avoirdupois1
  7.    Grain                =
  8.    Ounce (oz.avdp.)     = 437.5 grains/16 drams
  9.    Pound (lb.avdp.)     =   7,000 grains/16 oz.
  10.    Hundredweight (cwt.) =           100 pounds
  11.    Ton, short (tn.)     =         2,000 pounds
  12.    Ton, long            =         2,240 pounds
  13.  
  14.                              Metric
  15.     Avoirdupois1
  16.                          =   .065 gram
  17.     437.5 grains/16 drams= 28.350 grams
  18.       7,000 grains/16 oz.=   .454 kilograms
  19.               100 pounds = 45.359 kilograms
  20.             2,000 pounds =   .907 metric ton
  21.             2,240 pounds =  1.016 metric tons
  22.  
  23.  
  24.                                   Troy2
  25.    Ounce (oz.troy)3     =           480 grains  = 31.104 grams
  26.    Pound (lb.troy)      =   5,760 grains/12 oz. =   .373 kilogram
  27.  
  28.      Metric                                         Customary
  29.  
  30.    Gram (g)             =                     =   .035 oz.avdp.
  31.                                               or  .032 oz.troy
  32.    Dekagram (dag)       =           10 grams  =   .353 oz.avdp.
  33.                                               or  .322 oz.troy
  34.    Hectogram (hg)       =           10 grams  =  3.527 oz.avdp.
  35.                                               or 3.215 oz.troy
  36.    Kilogram (kg)        =        1,000 grams  =  2.205 lb.avdp.
  37.                                               or 2.679 lb.troy
  38.    Metric ton           =    1,000 kilograms  =  1.102 short tons
  39.                                               or  .984 long ton
  40.  
  41.  1. For weighing ordinary commodities.
  42.  2. For weighing precious metals, jewels, etc.
  43.  3. Also known as fine ounces.
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