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 262 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 262 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

262 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 262 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 16.375 lb

The final result is:

262 oz → 16.375 lb

We conclude that 262 ounces is equivalent to 16.375 pounds:

262 ounces = 16.375 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.061068702290076 × 262 ounces.

Another way is saying that 262 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.061068702290076 pounds.

Approximate result

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

262 oz ≅ 16.375 lb

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