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 14.2 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 14.2 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

14.2 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 14.2 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 0.8875 lb

The final result is:

14.2 oz → 0.8875 lb

We conclude that 14.2 ounces is equivalent to 0.8875 pounds:

14.2 ounces = 0.8875 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 1.1267605633803 × 14.2 ounces.

Another way is saying that 14.2 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1267605633803 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fourteen point two ounces is approximately zero point eight eight eight pounds:

14.2 oz ≅ 0.888 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately one point one two seven times fourteen point two 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