Unit Converter
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 2 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 2 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
2 oz → M(lb)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in pounds:
M(lb) = 2 oz × 0.0625 lb
M(lb) = 0.125 lb
The final result is:
2 oz → 0.125 lb
We conclude that 2 ounces is equivalent to 0.125 pounds:
2 ounces = 0.125 pounds
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 8 × 2 ounces.
Another way is saying that 2 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 8 pounds.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two ounces is approximately zero point one two five pounds:
2 oz ≅ 0.125 lb
An alternative is also that one pound is approximately eight times two 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
ounces (oz) | pounds (lb) |
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3 ounces | 0.188 pounds |
4 ounces | 0.25 pounds |
5 ounces | 0.313 pounds |
6 ounces | 0.375 pounds |
7 ounces | 0.438 pounds |
8 ounces | 0.5 pounds |
9 ounces | 0.563 pounds |
10 ounces | 0.625 pounds |
11 ounces | 0.688 pounds |
12 ounces | 0.75 pounds |