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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 20 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 20 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

20 lb → M(oz)

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

M(oz) = 20 lb × 16 oz

M(oz) = 320 oz

The final result is:

20 lb → 320 oz

We conclude that 20 pounds is equivalent to 320 ounces:

20 pounds = 320 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 0.003125 × 20 pounds.

Another way is saying that 20 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003125 ounces.

Approximate result

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

20 lb ≅ 320 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero point zero zero three times twenty 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

pounds (lb) ounces (oz)
21 pounds 336 ounces
22 pounds 352 ounces
23 pounds 368 ounces
24 pounds 384 ounces
25 pounds 400 ounces
26 pounds 416 ounces
27 pounds 432 ounces
28 pounds 448 ounces
29 pounds 464 ounces
30 pounds 480 ounces