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 243 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 243 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

243 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 243 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 15.1875 lb

The final result is:

243 oz → 15.1875 lb

We conclude that 243 ounces is equivalent to 15.1875 pounds:

243 ounces = 15.1875 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.065843621399177 × 243 ounces.

Another way is saying that 243 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.065843621399177 pounds.

Approximate result

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

243 oz ≅ 15.188 lb

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