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 42.1 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 42.1 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

42.1 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 42.1 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 2.63125 lb

The final result is:

42.1 oz → 2.63125 lb

We conclude that 42.1 ounces is equivalent to 2.63125 pounds:

42.1 ounces = 2.63125 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.38004750593824 × 42.1 ounces.

Another way is saying that 42.1 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.38004750593824 pounds.

Approximate result

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

42.1 oz ≅ 2.631 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point three eight times forty-two point one 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