During the Middle Ages, a conveniently-sized rock was often chosen as a local standard for weighing agricultural commodities, but the weight of these rocks varied with the commodity and region. By the late Middle Ages, international trade required a fixed standard. In 1389, a royal statute of Edward III fixed the stone of wool at 14 pounds, thus leading to the standard still used today.
Today, the stone (abbreviated as 'st') is a unit of measure equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois (about 6.35kg) used in Great Britain and Ireland for measuring human body weight.
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There are 14 pounds to the stone, so 8 x 14 = 112 pounds.
One stone is 14 pounds so 17 stone is 17 x 14 = 238 pounds.
1 stone = 14 pounds so 14 stone = 14*14 = 196 pounds. 1 pound = 16 ounces So 14 stone 7 ounces = 196 7/16 = 196.4375 pounds
136 pounds / (14 pounds per stone) = 9.714 stone = 9stone 10pounds
There are 14 pounds in 1 stone.Therefore:14 x 10 = 140 pounds, plus the 6 pounds = a total of 146 pounds. 10 stone 6 pounds is 146 pounds
One stone is equal to 14 pounds.
There is 14 lbs in a stone.
You are 98 pounds. (one stone = 14 pounds)
A "stone", as a measure of weight, equals 14 pounds. i.e. if you weigh 10 stone, you are 140 pounds.
A stone is 14 lbs - so this is 14 stone 2 lbs.
14 stone = 196 pounds
308 pounds if each stone weighs 14 pounds.
14 imperial pounds (lbs.)
1 stone weighs 14 pounds so 9 stone would weigh 126 pounds (9x14)or about 57.27 kilograms
There are 14 pounds in 1 stone.So, 14 x 9 equals 126 pounds, plus the half stone (which is 7 pounds). Therefore, the grand total is 133 pounds. If you weigh 9 stone 7 lbs, you are also 133 pounds.
==Weight of a Stone== A stone weighs 14 pounds, or 6.4 kilograms.
14 pounds. i.e. someones weight could be 15st7lb or 217lbs stones are used in the UK.