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 4240 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 4240 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

4240 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 4240 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 265 lb

The final result is:

4240 oz → 265 lb

We conclude that 4240 ounces is equivalent to 265 pounds:

4240 ounces = 265 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.0037735849056604 × 4240 ounces.

Another way is saying that 4240 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0037735849056604 pounds.

Approximate result

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

4240 oz ≅ 265 lb

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