Unit Converter
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 40 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 40 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
40 oz → M(lb)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in pounds:
M(lb) = 40 oz × 0.0625 lb
M(lb) = 2.5 lb
The final result is:
40 oz → 2.5 lb
We conclude that 40 ounces is equivalent to 2.5 pounds:
40 ounces = 2.5 pounds
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.4 × 40 ounces.
Another way is saying that 40 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.4 pounds.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty ounces is approximately two point five pounds:
40 oz ≅ 2.5 lb
An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point four times forty 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) |
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41 ounces | 2.563 pounds |
42 ounces | 2.625 pounds |
43 ounces | 2.688 pounds |
44 ounces | 2.75 pounds |
45 ounces | 2.813 pounds |
46 ounces | 2.875 pounds |
47 ounces | 2.938 pounds |
48 ounces | 3 pounds |
49 ounces | 3.063 pounds |
50 ounces | 3.125 pounds |