How much is a stone; the type of British measurement?

Question

I hear people say I gained ten stones on British TV and don't know how much that is!

Answer 1

1 stone = 14 pounds

10 stone = 140 pounds

Answer 2

1 stone = 6.35029318 kilograms

10 stones is about 14 pounds.

Answer 3

1 stone = 6.35029318 kilograms.

The stone is a unit of 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 and to 6.35029318 kilograms.

Eight stone make a hundredweight in the Imperial system.

When used as the unit of measurement, the plural form of stone is correctly stone (as in, "11 stone"), though stones is sometimes used, not usually by natives of the British Isles. The abbreviation is st. When describing the units, the correct plural is stones (as in, "please enter your weight in stones and pounds").

Answer 4

1 stone= 14 lbs

2 stone= 28 lbs

3 stone= 42 lbs

4 stone= 56 lbs

5 stone= 72 lbs

Just keep on adding 14 LOL!

Answer 5

one stone is indeed fourteen pounds.