Answer:
5000 kg is equal to 5.51 short tons.
Step-by-step explanation:
We need to convert 5000 kg in short tons.
We know that
1 kg = 0.00110231
Using the above conversion, we can convert 5000 kg in short tons.
[tex]5000\text{ kg}=5000\times 0.00110231\text{ short tons}[/tex]
[tex]5000\text{ kg}=5.51155\text{ short tons}[/tex]
We need to round the value upto nearest 100th.
[tex]5000\text{ kg}\approx 5.51\text{ short tons}[/tex]
Therefore 5000 kg is equal to 5.51 short tons.