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 472 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 472 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

472 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 472 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 29.5 lb

The final result is:

472 oz → 29.5 lb

We conclude that 472 ounces is equivalent to 29.5 pounds:

472 ounces = 29.5 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.033898305084746 × 472 ounces.

Another way is saying that 472 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.033898305084746 pounds.

Approximate result

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

472 oz ≅ 29.5 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero three four times four hundred seventy-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