lb in t Umrechner - Pfund in Metrische Tonne

Conversion derivation

Express both lb and t in the same base unit kg (kilogram), then cancel the shared base unit.

1. 1

   Rewrite lb in the base unit

   $$1\mathrm{lb}=0.45359237\mathrm{kg}$$
2. 2

   Rewrite t in the base unit

   $$1\mathrm{t}=1,000\mathrm{kg}$$
3. 3

   Forward conversion

   $$\begin{array}{rl}1\mathrm{lb}& =\frac{0.45359237\cancel{\mathrm{kg}}}{1,000\cancel{\mathrm{kg}}}\times 1\mathrm{t}\\ & =\frac{0.45359237}{1,000}\mathrm{t}\\ & =0.00045359237\mathrm{t}\end{array}$$
4. 4

   Reverse conversion

   $$\begin{array}{rl}1\mathrm{t}& =\frac{1,000\cancel{\mathrm{kg}}}{0.45359237\cancel{\mathrm{kg}}}\times 1\mathrm{lb}\\ & =\frac{1,000}{0.45359237}\mathrm{lb}\\ & =2,204.62262185\mathrm{lb}\end{array}$$