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