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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 28 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 28 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

28 oz → M(lb)

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

M(lb) = 28 oz × 0.0625 lb

M(lb) = 1.75 lb

The final result is:

28 oz → 1.75 lb

We conclude that 28 ounces is equivalent to 1.75 pounds:

28 ounces = 1.75 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.57142857142857 × 28 ounces.

Another way is saying that 28 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.57142857142857 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-eight ounces is approximately one point seven five pounds:

28 oz ≅ 1.75 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point five seven one times twenty-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

ounces (oz) pounds (lb)
29 ounces 1.813 pounds
30 ounces 1.875 pounds
31 ounces 1.938 pounds
32 ounces 2 pounds
33 ounces 2.063 pounds
34 ounces 2.125 pounds
35 ounces 2.188 pounds
36 ounces 2.25 pounds
37 ounces 2.313 pounds
38 ounces 2.375 pounds