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 216 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 216 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

216 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 216 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 13.5 lb

The final result is:

216 oz → 13.5 lb

We conclude that 216 ounces is equivalent to 13.5 pounds:

216 ounces = 13.5 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.074074074074074 × 216 ounces.

Another way is saying that 216 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.074074074074074 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred sixteen ounces is approximately thirteen point five pounds:

216 oz ≅ 13.5 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero seven four times two hundred sixteen 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