A kilogram is almost two pounds and a half. The conversion between these two measurement units is the following:
1 kg = 2.2046 lb.
In a pound, you can fit 16 ounces. Thus the kilogram becomes:
1 kg = 2.2046 lb ×16 = 35.274 oz.
A short ton is more than 900 kilograms, a rather unwieldy unit. The exact conversion rule is:
1 kg = 0.0011023 US ton
But you can easily write: 1 kg = 1/900 US ton. Read more