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 343 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 343 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

343 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 343 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 21.4375 lb

The final result is:

343 oz → 21.4375 lb

We conclude that 343 ounces is equivalent to 21.4375 pounds:

343 ounces = 21.4375 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.0466472303207 × 343 ounces.

Another way is saying that 343 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0466472303207 pounds.

Approximate result

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

343 oz ≅ 21.438 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero four seven times three hundred forty-three 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