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 4000 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 4000 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

4000 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 4000 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 250 lb

The final result is:

4000 oz → 250 lb

We conclude that 4000 ounces is equivalent to 250 pounds:

4000 ounces = 250 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.004 × 4000 ounces.

Another way is saying that 4000 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.004 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand ounces is approximately two hundred fifty pounds:

4000 oz ≅ 250 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero zero four times four thousand 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