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 1040 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 1040 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

1040 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 1040 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 65 lb

The final result is:

1040 oz → 65 lb

We conclude that 1040 ounces is equivalent to 65 pounds:

1040 ounces = 65 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.015384615384615 × 1040 ounces.

Another way is saying that 1040 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.015384615384615 pounds.

Approximate result

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

1040 oz ≅ 65 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero one five times one thousand forty 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