Unit Converter
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 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 15 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 oz → M(lb)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in pounds:
M(lb) = 15 oz × 0.0625 lb
M(lb) = 0.9375 lb
The final result is:
15 oz → 0.9375 lb
We conclude that 15 ounces is equivalent to 0.9375 pounds:
15 ounces = 0.9375 pounds
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 1.0666666666667 × 15 ounces.
Another way is saying that 15 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0666666666667 pounds.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifteen ounces is approximately zero point nine three eight pounds:
15 oz ≅ 0.938 lb
An alternative is also that one pound is approximately one point zero six seven times fifteen 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
ounces (oz) | pounds (lb) |
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16 ounces | 1 pounds |
17 ounces | 1.063 pounds |
18 ounces | 1.125 pounds |
19 ounces | 1.188 pounds |
20 ounces | 1.25 pounds |
21 ounces | 1.313 pounds |
22 ounces | 1.375 pounds |
23 ounces | 1.438 pounds |
24 ounces | 1.5 pounds |
25 ounces | 1.563 pounds |