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 1600 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 1600 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

1600 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 1600 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 100 lb

The final result is:

1600 oz → 100 lb

We conclude that 1600 ounces is equivalent to 100 pounds:

1600 ounces = 100 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.01 × 1600 ounces.

Another way is saying that 1600 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01 pounds.

Approximate result

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

1600 oz ≅ 100 lb

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