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 160 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 160 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

160 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 160 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 10 lb

The final result is:

160 oz → 10 lb

We conclude that 160 ounces is equivalent to 10 pounds:

160 ounces = 10 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.1 × 160 ounces.

Another way is saying that 160 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.1 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred sixty ounces is approximately ten pounds:

160 oz ≅ 10 lb

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