Result
748 pounds equals 53.4286 stones
You can also convert 748 pounds to stones and pounds.
Converter
Conversion formula
Multiply the amount of pounds by the conversion factor to get the result in stones:
748 lbs × 0.0714286 = 53.4286 st
How to convert 748 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 748 pounds into stones we have to multiply 748 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
748 lbs → m(st)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass m in stones:
m(st) = 748 lbs × 0.0714286 st
m(st) = 53.4286 st
The final result is:
748 lbs → 53.4286 st
We conclude that 748 pounds is equivalent to 53.4286 stones:
748 pounds = 53.4286 stones
Result approximation
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. In this case seven hundred forty-eight pounds is approximately fifty-three point four two nine stones:
748 pounds ≅ 53.429 stones
Conversion table
For quick reference purposes, below is the pounds to stones conversion table:
| pounds (lbs) | stones (st) |
|---|---|
| 749 pounds | 53.500021 stones |
| 750 pounds | 53.57145 stones |
| 751 pounds | 53.642879 stones |
| 752 pounds | 53.714307 stones |
| 753 pounds | 53.785736 stones |
| 754 pounds | 53.857164 stones |
| 755 pounds | 53.928593 stones |
| 756 pounds | 54.000022 stones |
| 757 pounds | 54.07145 stones |
| 758 pounds | 54.142879 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.