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title: "5 st to lb = 70 lb"
description: "5 stone is 70 pounds. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number."
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# 5 st to lb

**5 stone in pounds: 5 st = 70 lb**

lb = st × 14

5 stone is 70 pounds. To get there, multiply by 14.

## Values either side

*Stone near 5, converted to pounds.*

| Stone | Pounds |
| --- | --- |
| 2 st | 28 |
| 2.5 st | 35 |
| 3 st | 42 |
| 4 st | 56 |
| 5 st ← | 70 |
| 6 st | 84 |
| 7 st | 98 |
| 8 st | 112 |
| 9 st | 126 |

## How the conversion works

The relationship is lb = st × 14. Both units measure mass, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

## Common questions

### What is 5 st in pounds?

5 st is 70 lb.

### How do you convert stone to pounds?

Multiply by 14.

## Related pages

- [Stone to pounds](https://atoneplace.net/convert/stone-to-lbs/)
- [5 lb to st](https://atoneplace.net/convert/5-lbs-to-stone/)
- [2 st to lb](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-stone-to-lbs/)
- [2.5 st to lb](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-5-stone-to-lbs/)
- [3 st to lb](https://atoneplace.net/convert/3-stone-to-lbs/)
- [4 st to lb](https://atoneplace.net/convert/4-stone-to-lbs/)
- [6 st to lb](https://atoneplace.net/convert/6-stone-to-lbs/)
- [7 st to lb](https://atoneplace.net/convert/7-stone-to-lbs/)
- [8 st to lb](https://atoneplace.net/convert/8-stone-to-lbs/)
- [9 st to lb](https://atoneplace.net/convert/9-stone-to-lbs/)

## Sources

- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)]
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure)
- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)