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 1970 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 1970 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

1970 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 1970 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 31520 oz

The final result is:

1970 lb → 31520 oz

We conclude that 1970 pounds is equivalent to 31520 ounces:

1970 pounds = 31520 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 3.1725888324873E-5 × 1970 pounds.

Another way is saying that 1970 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 3.1725888324873E-5 ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand nine hundred seventy pounds is approximately thirty-one thousand five hundred twenty ounces:

1970 lb ≅ 31520 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times one thousand nine hundred seventy 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