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 159 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 159 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

159 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 159 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 9.9375 lb

The final result is:

159 oz → 9.9375 lb

We conclude that 159 ounces is equivalent to 9.9375 pounds:

159 ounces = 9.9375 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.10062893081761 × 159 ounces.

Another way is saying that 159 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10062893081761 pounds.

Approximate result

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

159 oz ≅ 9.938 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point one zero one times one hundred fifty-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