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In France it used to be defined as 100 livres (pounds), about 48.95 kg (108 lb), and has been redefined as 100 kg (mesures usuelles), thus called metric quintal with symbol qq. In Spain , the quintal is still defined as 100 libras , or about 46 kg (101 lb), but the metric quintal is also defined as 100 kg; [ 3 ] In Portugal a quintal is 128 ...
A number of units were used to measure mass. As in the 1920s too, some units were derived from the metric system. One libra was equal to 0.500 kg (i.e. 500 g) (or 0.54354 kg [4]). Some other units are provided below: [1] [2] 1 onza = 1 ⁄ 16 libra 1 arroba = 25 libra 1 quintal = 100 libra 1 saco = 125 libra 1 carga = 250 libra 1 tonelada ...
One libra (lit. "pound") was equal to 0.460 246 34 kg as it was legally defined. [1] Some other units and legal equivalents are given below: 1 tomin = 1 ⁄ 768 libra 1 adarme = 1 ⁄ 256 libra 1 ochava ("eighth") = 1 ⁄ 128 libra 1 onza ("ounce") = 1 ⁄ 16 libra 1 arroba = 25 libras 1 quintal ("hundredweight") = 100 libras 1 terco = 160 ...
Libra (pound), a unit of weight equivalent to 16 onzas. Quintal, a unit of weight equivalent to 100 Libras. Arroba, the fourth part of a quintal; Units of volume Almud, a unit of volume. Celemín, a unit of volume equivalent to approximately 4.625 L. Fanega, measure of grain by volume
The long or imperial hundredweight of 8 stone or 112 pounds (50.80 kg) is defined in the British imperial system. [2] Under both conventions, there are 20 hundredweight in a ton, producing a "short ton" of 2,000 pounds (907.2 kg) and a "long ton" of 2,240 pounds (1,016 kg).
Several units were used to measure mass. According to legal equivalents, One libra was 0.459 kg (One libra (old) was 460.08 kg). [1] [2] Some other units and their legal equivalents were given below: 1 onza (once) = 1 ⁄ 16 libra 1 arroba = 25 libra 1 quintal (hundredweight) = 100 libra 1 tonelada = 2000 libra. [1] [2]
One libra was equal to 0.46009 kg. [1] [2] Some other units are given below: 1 arroba = 25 libra 1 quintal = 100 libra 1 fanega = 140 libra. [1] [2] [3] Area.
My 600-lb Life is an American reality television series that has aired on the TLC television network since 2012. Each episode follows a year in the life of morbidly obese individuals, who usually begin the episode weighing at least 600 pounds (270 kg), and documents their attempts to reduce their weight to a healthy level.