If 141 pounds is 10 stone 1, how come 137 pounds is 9 stone 7?

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It's only 4 pounds less, but there's 14 pounds in a stone. Is it me?

Jesus op

Op, there are 14lbs in a stone, not 10. That’s why it’s not working out the way you think it should - easier way to look at it is that 140 lbs is 10 stone exactly, so 137 is 9 st 11. It would only be 9 st 7 if there were 10 lbs in a stone (but there aren’t, so that’s why it’s wrong!)

I know, I know! I'm a nutter!

OK, 9 stone 11.

i prefer 9 stone 7 though

Can anyone else see why I'm confused though?

No

My goodness OP. I’m glad it’s sorted for you now. I guess arithmetic isn’t your strongest card but good luck with the weight loss if that’s why you are asking. I hope your diet isn’t one that involves a lot of weighing/portion conversions/calculations.

Can anyone else see why I'm confused though?

Nope. Please tell me there are no numbers involved in your job!

Can anyone else see why I'm confused though?

No. You’re not one of those people that thinks acting a bit ditsy is cute and funny, are you?

Think of it as half a stone is 7 pounds so 0.5 of a stone is 7 pounds. Three quarters of a stone is 10.5 pounds so 0.75 of a stone is 10.5 pounds.

You had 0.7 so just under 10.5 pounds.

I'm an actuarist actually

I think the OP has taken 137lbs and divided it by 14, which gives 9.7 hence the 9 and a half stone (that she isn’t...)

Do you mean that you are an actuary?
Are you sure that you're not on glue?

Can completely see why you're confused OP.

When you google 137lbs in stones it says 9.7 , easy to think that means 9 stone and 7lbs

It’s like the time - 0.5 an hour isn’t the same as 50 minutes.
5.5 foot isn’t the same as 5 foot 5 inches
And half (0.5) a stone isn’t 5 lbs.

Does that help?

I think you might be better off measuring your weight loss in kg, OP. Because 0.5kg IS 500g. 0.75kg is 750g etc

When you google 137lbs in stones it says 9.7 , easy to think that means 9 stone and 7lbs

How is it? It doesn't say 9st 7lbs, it days 9.7 stone.

How is it? It doesn't say 9st 7lbs, it days 9.7 stone

Exactly. How can someone mistake a figure just shy of 9 & 3/4 for 9 & 1/2? 

I think you might be better off measuring your weight loss in kg, OP.

That would be impossible, Kg are a unit of mass not weight.

I'm an actuarist

That can't be true. I thought you needed a mathematics background, with statistics knowledge? So how do you not understand the difference between 0.5 and 0.7? 

And this is why all this stone-pound nonsense should be dropped altogether. Metric measurements are so much more easier to deal with!

Surely you mean actuary OP 🤔

Dear God.

I'm an actuarist actually

What is an 'actuarist'?

I've used a conversion app that uses a decimal point like that. It's not that uncommon a mistake.

Just stick with decimal. It's 2018. :)

Just stick with decimal. It's 2018.

Just stick with metric. It's 2018.

Surely you mean actuary OP

Yeah, we're having our legs pulled here.