>>>>>>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

If bought a ton of grain from a US vendor I'd be short.