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 1250 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 1250 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

1250 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 1250 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 20000 oz

The final result is:

1250 lb → 20000 oz

We conclude that 1250 pounds is equivalent to 20000 ounces:

1250 pounds = 20000 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 5.0E-5 × 1250 pounds.

Another way is saying that 1250 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 5.0E-5 ounces.

Approximate result

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

1250 lb ≅ 20000 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred fifty 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