i am given 2.60*10 to the 15th power short tons (which 1 short ton equals to 2000 lb) and i am suppose to convert that into metric tons in which I have that( 1 metric ton equals to 1000 kg) I need help in knowing the steps to work this problem out thanks
You need to convert 2.60 x 10^15 short tons to pounds. Convert pounds to kg. Convert kg to metric tons.
2.60 x 10^15 s.tons x (1000 lb/1 s.ton) x (1 kg/2.2045 lbs) x (1 metric ton/1000 kg) = ??
Check my thinking. Look through the conversions and see that s.tons cancel with s. tons, lb cancel lbs, kg cancel with kg, and the only unit left is metric tons.
To convert 2.60 * 10^15 short tons to metric tons, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Convert short tons to pounds.
Since 1 short ton is equal to 2000 pounds, you can multiply 2.60 * 10^15 by 2000 to get the weight in pounds.
2.60 * 10^15 short tons * 2000 pounds/short ton = 5.20 * 10^18 pounds
Step 2: Convert pounds to kilograms.
Since 1 pound is equal to 0.4536 kilograms, you can multiply the weight in pounds by 0.4536 to get the weight in kilograms.
5.20 * 10^18 pounds * 0.4536 kg/pound = 2.35872 * 10^18 kg
Step 3: Convert kilograms to metric tons.
Since 1 metric ton is equal to 1000 kilograms, you can divide the weight in kilograms by 1000 to get the weight in metric tons.
2.35872 * 10^18 kg / 1000 kg/metric ton = 2.35872 * 10^15 metric tons
Therefore, 2.60 * 10^15 short tons is equal to 2.35872 * 10^15 metric tons.