2007-05-30 10:34:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Hi -
If you're located anywhere outside of the United Kingdom, there's a very good chance that you have no clue what a stone is. Instead of using the funky system we have to measure weight in the US (i.e. in pounds), the UK uses stones. Basically, a stone expresses one's body weight. For example, a 120 pound person would be about an 8 stone individual because 1 stone = 14 pounds. I've included a link to Wikipedia which has more exact information on it.
Best wishes!
2007-05-30 10:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by quacky_hijinks 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stone is a unit of measurement. I "believe" 1 stone = 14 pounds.
2007-05-30 17:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by Amanda S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 stone equals 14 pounds. Multiply the number of stones by 14 and that's how much they weigh.
2007-05-30 17:39:11 · answer #3 · answered by QWERTY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to wikipedia:
The stone is a unit of weight and mass. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Commonwealth countries. It is equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois, and to 6.35029318 kg.
Eight stone make a hundredweight in the Imperial system.
2007-05-30 17:38:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Each stone is 14 pounds
2007-05-30 17:56:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a term they use in Europe. I believe a stone equals 14 lbs.
2007-05-30 17:39:44 · answer #6 · answered by Melanie H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"stone" is a unit of measure used in the UK and elsewhere
one stone is roughly equivalent to 14 pounds.
2007-05-30 17:38:40 · answer #7 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A measurement of weight
2007-05-30 18:14:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
time 14 x9 =126. or 14x10 =140
2007-05-30 17:38:43 · answer #9 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for asking- I was wondering that too!
2007-05-30 17:39:22 · answer #10 · answered by Yvette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋