Pounds/stones math help required!
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scrabblemouse
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I am abysmal when it comes to maths and I really need some assistance from someone with a head for figures
My scales read 10.4 last week and 10.2 and 1/4 this week.
I converted 10.4 into pounds and it comes out as 145.6 and I tried to work out this week's 10.2 and 1/4 and came to 142.25
So, when measured in stones the difference is 2 and 1/4 pounds, but when measured in pounds the difference is around 3.3 pounds. But aren't stones measured in pounds so surely the two numbers should be the same??
I know I'm doing the math wrong but could someone show me how please?
Thank you
My scales read 10.4 last week and 10.2 and 1/4 this week.
I converted 10.4 into pounds and it comes out as 145.6 and I tried to work out this week's 10.2 and 1/4 and came to 142.25
So, when measured in stones the difference is 2 and 1/4 pounds, but when measured in pounds the difference is around 3.3 pounds. But aren't stones measured in pounds so surely the two numbers should be the same??
I know I'm doing the math wrong but could someone show me how please?
Thank you
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10 stone is 140lbs, so 10 stone 4 is 144, 10 stone 2 is 142 etc etc0
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yes, you're confusing .4 to be 4/10ths when it's actually 4/14ths0
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Ah right, I think I see what you mean now
So, should I ignore one quarters and things like that? Are they worth counting in the figures?
Thank you0
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