How many nickels are in a ton?

Answer 1

There are US and Canadian nickels plus there are three types of ton, so there are six possible answers! Coins are weighed in grams so to start, you need to express everything in grams.

• Weight of 1 US nickel = 5.00 gm.
• Weight of 1 current-date Canadian nickel = 3.95 gm

• Weight of 1 US ton = 907,185 gm
• Weight of 1 metric ton, or tonne = 1,000,000 gm
• Weight of 1 British ton (not in common use) = 1,016,047.2 gm

To get the number of nickels in each amount, divide the number of grams in each type of ton by the weight of each type of nickel. X = exact, R = rounded to the nearest whole number

• US nickels in 1 US ton = 907185 / 5 = 181,437 coins (X)
• US nickels in 1 metric ton = 1000000 / 5 = 200,000 coins (X)
• US nickels in 1 British ton = 1016047.2 / 5 = 203,209 coins (R)

• Canadian nickels in 1 US ton = 907185 / 3.95 = 229,667 (R)
• Canadian nickels in 1 metric ton = 1000000 / 3.95 = 253,165 (R)
• Canadian nickels in 1 British ton = 1016047.2 / 3.95 = 257,227 (R)