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 21.7 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 21.7 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

21.7 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 21.7 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 1.35625 lb

The final result is:

21.7 oz → 1.35625 lb

We conclude that 21.7 ounces is equivalent to 1.35625 pounds:

21.7 ounces = 1.35625 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.73732718894009 × 21.7 ounces.

Another way is saying that 21.7 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.73732718894009 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-one point seven ounces is approximately one point three five six pounds:

21.7 oz ≅ 1.356 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point seven three seven times twenty-one point seven 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