The Liberty Bell, a symbol of freedom in the United States, weighs 2,080 pounds. How many tons does the Liberty Bell weigh?

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1 Short ton (US) = 0.8929 Long ton (UK): ...... 1 Long ton (UK)                                    ↓                                                                                         ↓                                         2000                        lb                            (              US            )                                                                                      2240                        lb                            (              UK            )      Assuming that as it is the weight of the Liberty Bell we are talking about the US ton                              To convert the given weight in lb we need to divide by how many lb                    So in fraction form we have                               2080                                    lb                                                            2000                                    lb                                                          tons      .............................................................................................................                              You can manipulate the units of measurement in the same way                    we divide the given weight in lb by the count of lb in 1 ton. So we have:            lb        ÷                            lb                                      ton                                                 →                                                       lb                      ×                            ton                                                                lb                                                                       →                 ton      The ton sign is left after the pound symbols have been cancelled................................................................................................................            1      2000       can be written as             1      2        ×          1      1000      So we have:            1      2        ×          2080      1000                                   =                                     1      2        ×    2.080                               =                               1.040                 ton

The Liberty Bell, a symbol of freedom in the United States, weighs 2,080 pounds. How many tons does the Liberty Bell weigh?

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