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 1080 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 1080 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

1080 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 1080 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 17280 oz

The final result is:

1080 lb → 17280 oz

We conclude that 1080 pounds is equivalent to 17280 ounces:

1080 pounds = 17280 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 5.787037037037E-5 × 1080 pounds.

Another way is saying that 1080 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 5.787037037037E-5 ounces.

Approximate result

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

1080 lb ≅ 17280 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times one thousand eighty 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