Result
299 pounds equals 21.3572 stones
You can also convert 299 pounds to stones and pounds.
Converter
Conversion formula
Multiply the amount of pounds by the conversion factor to get the result in stones:
299 lbs × 0.0714286 = 21.3572 st
How to convert 299 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 299 pounds into stones we have to multiply 299 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
299 lbs → m(st)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass m in stones:
m(st) = 299 lbs × 0.0714286 st
m(st) = 21.3572 st
The final result is:
299 lbs → 21.3572 st
We conclude that 299 pounds is equivalent to 21.3572 stones:
299 pounds = 21.3572 stones
Result approximation
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. In this case two hundred ninety-nine pounds is approximately twenty-one point three five seven stones:
299 pounds ≅ 21.357 stones
Conversion table
For quick reference purposes, below is the pounds to stones conversion table:
| pounds (lbs) | stones (st) |
|---|---|
| 300 pounds | 21.42858 stones |
| 301 pounds | 21.500009 stones |
| 302 pounds | 21.571437 stones |
| 303 pounds | 21.642866 stones |
| 304 pounds | 21.714294 stones |
| 305 pounds | 21.785723 stones |
| 306 pounds | 21.857152 stones |
| 307 pounds | 21.92858 stones |
| 308 pounds | 22.000009 stones |
| 309 pounds | 22.071437 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.