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 143 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 143 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

143 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 143 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 8.9375 lb

The final result is:

143 oz → 8.9375 lb

We conclude that 143 ounces is equivalent to 8.9375 pounds:

143 ounces = 8.9375 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.11188811188811 × 143 ounces.

Another way is saying that 143 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11188811188811 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred forty-three ounces is approximately eight point nine three eight pounds:

143 oz ≅ 8.938 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point one one two times one hundred forty-three 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