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Ounces to short tons

1 ounce in short tons
1 oz = 0.00003125 ton
ton = oz × 0.00003125

To convert ounces to short tons, multiply by 0.00003125. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Ounces to short tons table

Common ounce values converted to short tons.
Ounces Short tons
1 oz 0.00003125
2 oz 0.0000625
3 oz 0.00009375
4 oz 0.000125
5 oz 0.0001563
10 oz 0.0003125
15 oz 0.0004688
20 oz 0.000625
25 oz 0.0007812
30 oz 0.0009375
40 oz 0.00125
50 oz 0.0015625
75 oz 0.0023437
100 oz 0.003125
250 oz 0.0078125
500 oz 0.015625
1,000 oz 0.03125

How the conversion works

The relationship is ton = oz × 0.00003125. Both units measure mass, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

Short ton: US short ton = 2,000 lb.

Common questions

How many short tons are in one ounce?
One ounce equals 0.00003125 short tons. ton = oz × 0.00003125.
How do you convert ounces to short tons?
Use ton = oz × 0.00003125. So 10 oz is 0.0003125 ton.
How many ounces are in one short ton?
One short ton equals 32,000 ounces, which is the reverse of the conversion above.
Is there more than one kind of short ton?
US short ton = 2,000 lb.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked