My Scale...This is a silly question!!!

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smitty328
smitty328 Posts: 164 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So, here is my question....no laughing!!! Correct me if I am wrong but if a pound is 16oz...how come my digital scale only reads up to .9 and then flips to the next pound....shouldn't it say 159.15 then next it should be 160.0 verses 159.9 to 160.0!!!! I just don't get it!!!! This is probably such a blonde question but I think about it all the time............please explain!!!!! :happy:

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  • CeleryStalker
    CeleryStalker Posts: 665 Member
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    Your scale isn't reading in pounds and ounces. It's reading in pounds, and tenths of a pound ;)
  • dirtyblue
    dirtyblue Posts: 90
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    The decimal point on your scale is not the ounces, it's the percentage of the pound. For instance - .5 is 8 ounces. or 150.5 is 150 and 8 ounces or 1/2 pound. Hope I didn't confuse it more :-)
  • HaleyAlli
    HaleyAlli Posts: 911 Member
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    I think that's 10ths of a pound... Not ounces... And yeah, it is confusing the way they do it :grumble:
  • Nodaa
    Nodaa Posts: 40
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    I used to have a scale such like that...What i did, i bought another scale made my measurements easier.
  • SLaw4215
    SLaw4215 Posts: 596 Member
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    don't feel bad about asking a silly question. my 12 year old had to tell me the answer LOL
  • smitty328
    smitty328 Posts: 164 Member
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    Thanks guys!!!!! I get it now!!!! :bigsmile:

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