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 252 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 252 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

252 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 252 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 15.75 lb

The final result is:

252 oz → 15.75 lb

We conclude that 252 ounces is equivalent to 15.75 pounds:

252 ounces = 15.75 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.063492063492063 × 252 ounces.

Another way is saying that 252 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.063492063492063 pounds.

Approximate result

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

252 oz ≅ 15.75 lb

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