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 1079 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 1079 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

1079 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 1079 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 17264 oz

The final result is:

1079 lb → 17264 oz

We conclude that 1079 pounds is equivalent to 17264 ounces:

1079 pounds = 17264 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 5.7924003707136E-5 × 1079 pounds.

Another way is saying that 1079 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 5.7924003707136E-5 ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seventy-nine pounds is approximately seventeen thousand two hundred sixty-four ounces:

1079 lb ≅ 17264 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times one thousand seventy-nine 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