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How to Convert Hundredweight [short, US] to Grain
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Hundredweight [short, US] to Grain Conversion Formula
To convert Hundredweight [short, US] to Grain, multiply by 700,000.
To convert Grain back to Hundredweight [short, US], divide by 700,000 (or multiply by 0.00000142857).
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About Hundredweight [short, US]
The <b>hundredweight [short, US] (Cwt or cwt)</b> is a traditional unit of weight equal to 1/20 ton. The hundredweight is the English version of a commercial unit used throughout Europe and known in other countries as the quintal or the zentner. In general, this unit is larger than 100 pounds avoirdupois, so to fit the European market the hundredweight was defined in England as 112 pounds avoirdupois (about 50.8023 kilograms) rather than 100 pounds. This definition apparently dates from about the middle of the 1300's. In the United States, where the currency was decimalized and there wasn't so much need to align the unit with the quintal and zentner, the hundredweight came to equal exactly 100 pounds (about 45.3592 kilograms). The U.S. hundredweight seems to have been invented by merchants around 1840. To distinguish the two hundredweight units, the British version is often called the <b>long hundredweight</b> and the American is called the <b>short hundredweight</b> or <b>cental</b>. The C in the symbol is of course the Roman numeral 100.
About Grain
The grain is a traditional unit of weight. The grain, equal to 1/480 troy ounce, or exactly 64.798 91 milligrams, was the legal foundation of traditional English weight systems, with various pounds being defined as a specified number of grains: 5760 grains in a troy pound and 7000 grains in an avoirdupois pound, for example. In the version of the troy system used by jewelers, there are 24 grains in a pennyweight and 20 pennyweight in an ounce. In the version used by apothecaries, there are 20 grains in a scruple, 3 scruples in a dram, and 8 drams in an ounce. Originally the grain was defined in England as the weight of a barleycorn. This made the English grain larger the corresponding grain units of France and other nations of the Continent, because those units were based on the weight of the smaller wheat grain.
Hundredweight [short, US] to Grain Conversion Table
| Hundredweight [short, US] | Grain | Grain | Hundredweight [short, US] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 70,000 | 0.1 | 1.42857e-7 |
| 0.5 | 350,000 | 0.5 | 7.14286e-7 |
| 1 | 700,000 | 1 | 0.00000142857 |
| 2 | 1,400,000 | 2 | 0.00000285714 |
| 5 | 3,500,000 | 5 | 0.00000714286 |
| 10 | 7,000,000 | 10 | 0.0000142857 |
| 20 | 14,000,000 | 20 | 0.0000285714 |
| 25 | 17,500,000 | 25 | 0.0000357143 |
| 50 | 35,000,000 | 50 | 0.0000714286 |
| 100 | 70,000,000 | 100 | 0.000142857 |
| 250 | 175,000,000 | 250 | 0.000357143 |
| 500 | 350,000,000 | 500 | 0.000714286 |
| 1000 | 700,000,000 | 1000 | 0.00142857 |
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