Conversion formula

The conversion factor from ounces to pounds is 0.0625, which means that 1 ounce is equal to 0.0625 pounds:

1 oz = 0.0625 lb

To convert 100 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 100 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from ounces to pounds. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 oz → 0.0625 lb

100 oz → M_(lb)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in pounds:

M_(lb) = 100 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 6.25 lb

The final result is:

100 oz → 6.25 lb

We conclude that 100 ounces is equivalent to 6.25 pounds:

100 ounces = 6.25 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.16 × 100 ounces.

Another way is saying that 100 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.16 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred ounces is approximately six point two five pounds:

100 oz ≅ 6.25 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point one six times one hundred ounces.

Conversion table

ounces to pounds chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from ounces to pounds