Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pounds to ounces is 16, which means that 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces:

1 lb = 16 oz

To convert 318 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 318 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from pounds to ounces. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 lb → 16 oz

318 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 318 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 5088 oz

The final result is:

318 lb → 5088 oz

We conclude that 318 pounds is equivalent to 5088 ounces:

318 pounds = 5088 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 0.00019654088050314 × 318 pounds.

Another way is saying that 318 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019654088050314 ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred eighteen pounds is approximately five thousand eighty-eight ounces:

318 lb ≅ 5088 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times three hundred eighteen pounds.

Conversion table

pounds to ounces chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from pounds to ounces