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 1280 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 1280 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

1280 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 1280 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 80 lb

The final result is:

1280 oz → 80 lb

We conclude that 1280 ounces is equivalent to 80 pounds:

1280 ounces = 80 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.0125 × 1280 ounces.

Another way is saying that 1280 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0125 pounds.

Approximate result

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

1280 oz ≅ 80 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero one three times one thousand two hundred eighty 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