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 2488 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 2488 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

2488 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 2488 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 155.5 lb

The final result is:

2488 oz → 155.5 lb

We conclude that 2488 ounces is equivalent to 155.5 pounds:

2488 ounces = 155.5 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.0064308681672026 × 2488 ounces.

Another way is saying that 2488 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0064308681672026 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two thousand four hundred eighty-eight ounces is approximately one hundred fifty-five point five pounds:

2488 oz ≅ 155.5 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero zero six times two thousand four hundred eighty-eight 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