Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pounds to ounces is 16, which means that 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces:

1 lb = 16 oz

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

1 lb → 16 oz

100 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 100 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 1600 oz

The final result is:

100 lb → 1600 oz

We conclude that 100 pounds is equivalent to 1600 ounces:

100 pounds = 1600 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 0.000625 × 100 pounds.

Another way is saying that 100 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.000625 ounces.

Approximate result

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

100 lb ≅ 1600 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero point zero zero one times one hundred pounds.

Conversion table

pounds to ounces chart

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