Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pounds to ounces is 16, which means that 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces:

1 lb = 16 oz

To convert 488.5 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 488.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from pounds to ounces. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 lb → 16 oz

488.5 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 488.5 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 7816 oz

The final result is:

488.5 lb → 7816 oz

We conclude that 488.5 pounds is equivalent to 7816 ounces:

488.5 pounds = 7816 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 0.00012794268167861 × 488.5 pounds.

Another way is saying that 488.5 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012794268167861 ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-eight point five pounds is approximately seven thousand eight hundred sixteen ounces:

488.5 lb ≅ 7816 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times four hundred eighty-eight point five pounds.

Conversion table

pounds to ounces chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from pounds to ounces