In everyday life, the words "quintal", "hectare", "pound" are hardly used. But sometimes you need to convert the weight to other units of measurement or calculate it in them. A simple scheme of actions will help.
What is a centner
This word comes from the German language and literally means "one hundred measures". It comes from the Latin centum - one hundred. The standard was a bag of potatoes, which weighs a centner. But it also differed in different provinces of Germany:
- In Bavaria - 56 kilograms.
- In Saxony - 51.4 kilograms.
- In Braunschweig - 46.77 kilograms.
Later in this country they adopted the average value of a centner, 50 kilograms.
When trade began to develop, especially by sea, it became necessary to bring all measures of weight in different countries to one system. To do this, there are conversion tables from one dimension to another.
- Metric or double centner is 100 pounds, as in Austria, Spain, France and Portugal. It is equal to 100 kilograms.
- In Russia, a centner is equal to 100 kilograms. This is one tenth of a ton.
- A centner in England, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and Denmark is equal to 50 kilograms. This is an ordinary centner.
In the metric system, where the standard for measuring length ismeter, the weight of one millionth of a cubic meter of water (grams) is taken as the standard for measuring mass. A sample of 1000 grams is called a kilogram, specially cast from iridium and platinum and stored in Paris. And in 1885, seventeen countries founded the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.
The following measures are taken in the SI system:
- A centner is one hundred kilograms.
- A kilogram is a thousand grams.
- A ton is a thousand kilograms.
How to convert weight in centners to kilograms
To convert centners to kilograms, the amount of something in centners should be multiplied by one hundred. This seems simple if the number of centners is an integer. And if not?
Examples:
- 1 q=1 x 100 kg=100 kg.
- 1, 3 c=1, 3 x 100 kg=130 kg.
- 0, 4 q=0. 4 x 100 kg=40 kg.
For simplicity, you can select a centner separately, then the conversion formula from a centner to kilograms will look like this:
A c=A x 1 c=A x 100 kg,
Where A is a number (whole or fractional, decimal or not).
How much in 1 ton
- Centners – 10.
- Kilograms – 1000.
- Grams – 1000000.
The word "ton" in Latin meant a barrel. Just like with the centner, the tons were different. But in the SI system, it is assumed that there are 10 centners in a ton.
To convert centners to tons, divide the amount of something in centners by ten.
Examples:
- 1 c=1 / 10=0, 1 t.
- 1, 3q=1, 3 / 10=0, 13 t.
- 0, 4c=0.4 / 10=0.04 t.
Conversion formula from centner to tons:
A c=A x 0, 1 t=A / 10 t,
Where A is a number.
How to convert to centners
Kilograms, grams and tons are converted to centners.
1. Kilograms: To convert kilograms to centners, divide the amount of something in kilograms by one hundred.
Examples:
- 10 kg=10 / 100 q=0, 1 q.
- 100 kg=100 / 100 q=1 q.
- 653 kg=653 / 100 q=6.53 q.
- 1 kg=1 / 100 q=0.01 q.
- 1.3 kg=1.3 / 100 q=0.013 q.
- 0.4 kg=0.4 / 100 q=0.004 q.
Conversion formula from kilograms to centners:
A kg=A / 0.01 c=A / 100 c.
2. Grams: To convert grams to centners, divide the amount of something in grams by one hundred thousand.
Examples:
- 10 grams=10 / 100,000 q=0.00001 q.
- 100 grams=100 / 100,000 q=0.0001 q.
- 653 grams=653 / 100,000 q=0.000653 q.
- 1 gram=1 / 100,000 q=0.000001 q.
- 1, 3 grams=1.3 / 100,000 q=0.0000013 q.
- 0, 4 grams=0.4 / 100,000 q=0.0000004 q.
Conversion formula from grams to centners:
A g=A x 0, 00001 c=A / 100,000 c
3. Tons: To convert tons to centners, multiply the amount of something in tons by ten.
Examples:
- 10 t=10 x 10 q=100 q.
- 100 t=100 x 10 q=1000c.
- 653 t=653 x 10 q=6530 q.
- 1 t=1 x 10 q=10 q.
- 1, 3 t=1, 3 x 10 q=130 q.
- 0, 4 t=0, 4 x 10 q=4 q.
Conversion formula from tons to centners:
A t=A x 10 c.
Instructions for converting weight measures
For ease of calculation, the translation rules can be summarized in a table.
| how to translate | to grams | to kilograms | in centners | to tons |
| grams | - | / 1,000 | / 100,000 | / 1,000,000 |
| kilograms | x 1,000 | - | / 100 | / 1,000 |
| cwt | x 100,000 | x 100 | - | / 100 |
| tons | x 1,000,000 | x 1000 | x10 | - |
How to use the table:
In the last column on the left, we look for a measure of weight that needs to be converted to another. The top line contains the names of the columns. These are indications to what extent we translate.
Examples:
1. Given 15.6 centners. We need to convert this weight into kilograms.
Decision: We define “quintals” in the leftmost column, in the top line we look for what needs to be converted into “in kilograms”, we see at the intersection - we need to multiply by one hundred. Therefore: 15.6 x 100=1560. Since we converted to kilograms, we put “kg”
2. Given 450 grams. Must be converted to tons.
Decision: Determine the weight in a given measure - grams. Looking for inon the top line, the measure to which it is necessary to translate - “in tons”, at the intersection we see: it is necessary to divide by a million. Therefore: 450 / 1,000,000=0.00045 t
3. Given 14.25 kilograms. It is necessary to convert to centners and tons.
Solution: We are looking for what is given in the left column - “kilograms”. Then in the top line we find “in centners”, at the intersection we see what needs to be divided by one hundred. Therefore: 14.25 / 100=0.1425 c. In the same way we find “in tons” - we see what needs to be divided by a thousand. Therefore: 14.25 / 1000=0.01425 t.
In order not to mix up the lines, for example, not to convert tons to grams, you should start from the leftmost column. Then pay attention to the top line. It is no coincidence that there is a preposition "in". This will help you make your choice.
Translate into a single measure
Sometimes you have to add, subtract, compare quantities expressed by different measures of weight. In this case, they are reduced to one measure.
Examples:
1. Given: Compare a quarter centner and a quarter ton.
Solution: first we bring everything to one measure. For example, to centners. We need to convert a quarter of a ton into them. In the line "tons" we are looking for an intersection with the column "in centners", we see that we need to multiply by ten. 1/4 t x 10=27.5 c. Compare: 1/4 ts and 1/4 t=¼ ts and 27.5 ts=0.25 ts and 27.5 ts. It is clear that the second value is greater.
With a little practice, you can learn how to quickly translate one measure of weight into another. But you still have to learn how many grams, kilograms, centners in a ton. And remember that a centner is a hundred kilograms.
