>>>>>Hi everybody,
>>>>>
>>>>>Just wondering how the remainder is labeled.
>>>>>
>>>>>Say, 75 kgs = 11 stones 11 what?
>>>>>
>>>>>I think I saw somewhere it's called lbs which is confusing with American lbs. Can someone please clarify all these measurements (I think I am only interested in kgs, lbs and stones)?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks in advance. I think I asked that question before too, but could not find this thread...
>>>>>
>>>>>UPDATE. I confirmed it's lb.
>>>>>
>>>>>https://www.thecalculatorsite.com/conversions/common/kg-to-stones-pounds.php
>>>>
>>>>No, one stone is not equal to one pound. It's 14 pounds.
>>>>
>>>>Tamar
>>>
>>>I know that. I was thinking it's weird that the remainder is labeled lb. E.g. 1 stone = 14 pounds. So, you get weight in pounds (USA), divide by 14 to get stones, the remainder is pounds (UK).
>>
>>There's no difference between a pound in the US and a pound in the UK, AFAIK.
>>
>>Tamar
>
>Reading about this its interesting how things can have a different meaning.
>
>So a UK hundredweight is 122 lbs or 8 stone and a us hundredweight is 100lbs
>
>20 hundredweight in a ton so a US ton is 2000 lb and a uk ton is 2240 lb
>
>Can't imagine thats ever caused confusion:-)

Given that I've never heard the term "hundredweight" before, I'd say not much. Like "stone," it's just not used on this side of the pond.

Tamar