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 397 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 397 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

397 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 397 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 24.8125 lb

The final result is:

397 oz → 24.8125 lb

We conclude that 397 ounces is equivalent to 24.8125 pounds:

397 ounces = 24.8125 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.040302267002519 × 397 ounces.

Another way is saying that 397 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.040302267002519 pounds.

Approximate result

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

397 oz ≅ 24.813 lb

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