Re:- question, why 112 lbs equals one hundredweight.
Being a transplant from jolly old, I thought everyone knew ...
4 quarters in 1 cwt
I sure remember having to learn the following....
16oz=1 lb, 14 lbs=1 stone, 2 st (stone) or 28 lbs=1 quarter
4 qtrs (quarters)= 1 hundredweight, 20 cwt=1 ton ( I think actually,tonne)
hence 112 lbs=1 cwt and 2240lbs= 1 ton
Now I have to adjust to small 16oz pints and 2000 lb tons!
I think it must be related to the POUND/DOLLAR exchange rate?
Ah well, I do get to live in California....RIGHT!
John.Bartholomew
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John Bartholomew AMDAHL SAN JOSE CA.
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