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1,000 kilos is...

1,000 kilos is...

a ton
a tonne
Either could be used.


Votes: 276 Comments: 2 Added: March 2007
Comments:
Rikki - 26th July 2007 20:59
a tonne is a metric measure and therefore 1000 kilos, whereas a ton is an imperial measure and it is not equal to 1000 kilos and therefore wrong
 
Bryan - 27th February 2008 00:24
Exactly. A Ton is 2000 pounds. I have seen 1000 kilos referred to as an 'imperial ton'
 
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