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 240 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 240 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

240 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 240 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 15 lb

The final result is:

240 oz → 15 lb

We conclude that 240 ounces is equivalent to 15 pounds:

240 ounces = 15 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.066666666666667 × 240 ounces.

Another way is saying that 240 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.066666666666667 pounds.

Approximate result

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

240 oz ≅ 15 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero six seven times two hundred forty 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