Result
163 pounds equals 11.6429 stones
You can also convert 163 pounds to stones and pounds.
Converter
Conversion formula
Multiply the amount of pounds by the conversion factor to get the result in stones:
163 lbs × 0.0714286 = 11.6429 st
How to convert 163 pounds to stones?
The conversion factor from pounds to stones is 0.0714286, which means that 1 pounds is equal to 0.0714286 stones:
1 lbs = 0.0714286 st
To convert 163 pounds into stones we have to multiply 163 by the conversion factor in order to get the amount from pounds to stones. We can also form a proportion to calculate the result:
1 lbs → 0.0714286 st
163 lbs → m(st)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass m in stones:
m(st) = 163 lbs × 0.0714286 st
m(st) = 11.6429 st
The final result is:
163 lbs → 11.6429 st
We conclude that 163 pounds is equivalent to 11.6429 stones:
163 pounds = 11.6429 stones
Result approximation
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. In this case one hundred sixty-three pounds is approximately eleven point six four three stones:
163 pounds ≅ 11.643 stones
Conversion table
For quick reference purposes, below is the pounds to stones conversion table:
pounds (lbs) | stones (st) |
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164 pounds | 11.71429 stones |
165 pounds | 11.785719 stones |
166 pounds | 11.857148 stones |
167 pounds | 11.928576 stones |
168 pounds | 12.000005 stones |
169 pounds | 12.071433 stones |
170 pounds | 12.142862 stones |
171 pounds | 12.214291 stones |
172 pounds | 12.285719 stones |
173 pounds | 12.357148 stones |
Units definitions
The units involved in this conversion are pounds and stones. This is how they are defined:
Pounds
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement. A number of different definitions have been used; the most common today is the international avoirdupois pound, which is legally defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and which is divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces. The international standard symbol for the avoirdupois pound is lb; an alternative symbol is lbm (for most pound definitions), # (chiefly in the U.S.), and ℔ or ″̶ (specifically for the apothecaries' pound). The unit is descended from the Roman libra (hence the abbreviation "lb"). The English word pound is cognate with, among others, German Pfund, Dutch pond, and Swedish pund. All ultimately derive from a borrowing into Proto-Germanic of the Latin expression lībra pondō ("a pound by weight"), in which the word pondō is the ablative case of the Latin noun pondus ("weight"). Usage of the unqualified term pound reflects the historical conflation of mass and weight.
Stones
The stone or stone weight (abbreviation: st.) is an English and imperial unit of mass now equal to 14 pounds (6.35029318 kg). England and other Germanic-speaking countries of northern Europe formerly used various standardised "stones" for trade, with their values ranging from about 5 to 40 local pounds (roughly 3 to 15 kg) depending on the location and objects weighed. The United Kingdom's imperial system adopted the wool stone of 14 pounds in 1835. With the advent of metrication, Europe's various "stones" were superseded by or adapted to the kilogram from the mid-19th century on. The stone continues in customary use in Britain and Ireland used for measuring body weight, but was prohibited for commercial use in the UK by the Weights and Measures Act of 1985.