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 249.5 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 249.5 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

249.5 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 249.5 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 15.59375 lb

The final result is:

249.5 oz → 15.59375 lb

We conclude that 249.5 ounces is equivalent to 15.59375 pounds:

249.5 ounces = 15.59375 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.064128256513026 × 249.5 ounces.

Another way is saying that 249.5 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.064128256513026 pounds.

Approximate result

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

249.5 oz ≅ 15.594 lb

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