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 490 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 490 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

490 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 490 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 7840 oz

The final result is:

490 lb → 7840 oz

We conclude that 490 pounds is equivalent to 7840 ounces:

490 pounds = 7840 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 0.00012755102040816 × 490 pounds.

Another way is saying that 490 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012755102040816 ounces.

Approximate result

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

490 lb ≅ 7840 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times four hundred ninety 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