How do I figure out what stones is equivilent to American weight.?

Question

What part of the world do they use stones. I have read a few questions and seen this used. New to me. Thanks a million :)

Answer 1

a link is, http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/weight, and they use stones in ,the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the United Kingdom, in Ireland and most Commonwealth countries. It is no longer officially used, but it is still commonly used in the UK and Ireleand to describe body weight.

Answer 2

a traditional British unit of weight, rarely used in the U.S. Originally the stone varied in size, both from place to place and according to the nature of the item being weighed. A stone of sugar was traditionally 8 pounds, while a stone of wool could be as much as 24 pounds. Eventually the stone was standardized at 14 pounds avoirdupois or approximately 6.350 29 kilograms -- a convenient size because it makes the stone equal to exactly 1/2 quarter or 1/8 hundredweight. Today the stone is used mostly for stating the weight of persons or animals. No -s is added for the plural

Answer 3

People are researching stones and the US won't convert to metric? Go figure.

Answer 4

Type in google:

1 stone =

or

1 stone in pound.

Answer 5

oh, i read a book and the people were from a farm. they used stones. i was figuring it out. haha, thats funny.

Answer 6

1 stone (US) = 5.669904625 kilogram
1 stone (UK) = 6.35029318 kilogram
1 stone (UK) = 14 pound
1 stone (US) = 12.5 pound

Go to www.onlineconversions.com to get other comparisons.

Answer 7

http://www.onlineconversion.com/weight_all.htm

Handy converter. Easy to use.

Answer 8

try this website