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 247.5 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 247.5 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

247.5 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 247.5 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 15.46875 lb

The final result is:

247.5 oz → 15.46875 lb

We conclude that 247.5 ounces is equivalent to 15.46875 pounds:

247.5 ounces = 15.46875 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.064646464646465 × 247.5 ounces.

Another way is saying that 247.5 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.064646464646465 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty-seven point five ounces is approximately fifteen point four six nine pounds:

247.5 oz ≅ 15.469 lb

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