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 42.2 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 42.2 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

42.2 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 42.2 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 2.6375 lb

The final result is:

42.2 oz → 2.6375 lb

We conclude that 42.2 ounces is equivalent to 2.6375 pounds:

42.2 ounces = 2.6375 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.37914691943128 × 42.2 ounces.

Another way is saying that 42.2 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.37914691943128 pounds.

Approximate result

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

42.2 oz ≅ 2.638 lb

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