Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pounds to ounces is 16, which means that 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces:

1 lb = 16 oz

To convert 16.2 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 16.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from pounds to ounces. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 lb → 16 oz

16.2 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 16.2 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 259.2 oz

The final result is:

16.2 lb → 259.2 oz

We conclude that 16.2 pounds is equivalent to 259.2 ounces:

16.2 pounds = 259.2 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 0.003858024691358 × 16.2 pounds.

Another way is saying that 16.2 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003858024691358 ounces.

Approximate result

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

16.2 lb ≅ 259.2 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero point zero zero four times sixteen point two pounds.

Conversion table

pounds to ounces chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from pounds to ounces