About the Units
hundredweight (short) (cwt short)
A unit of mass equal to 100 pounds or approximately 45.36 kilograms, used in the US customary system.
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pound (lb)
A unit of mass equal to 16 ounces or approximately 453.59 grams.
Common Conversions
- 1 cwt short = 100.00001 lb
- 0.01 cwt short = 1 lb