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 30 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 30 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

30 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 30 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 1.875 lb

The final result is:

30 oz → 1.875 lb

We conclude that 30 ounces is equivalent to 1.875 pounds:

30 ounces = 1.875 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.53333333333333 × 30 ounces.

Another way is saying that 30 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.53333333333333 pounds.

Approximate result

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

30 oz ≅ 1.875 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point five three three times thirty 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