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 15.9 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 15.9 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

15.9 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 15.9 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 0.99375 lb

The final result is:

15.9 oz → 0.99375 lb

We conclude that 15.9 ounces is equivalent to 0.99375 pounds:

15.9 ounces = 0.99375 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 1.0062893081761 × 15.9 ounces.

Another way is saying that 15.9 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0062893081761 pounds.

Approximate result

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

15.9 oz ≅ 0.994 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately one point zero zero six times fifteen point nine 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