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 4940 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 4940 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

4940 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 4940 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 79040 oz

The final result is:

4940 lb → 79040 oz

We conclude that 4940 pounds is equivalent to 79040 ounces:

4940 pounds = 79040 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 1.2651821862348E-5 × 4940 pounds.

Another way is saying that 4940 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 1.2651821862348E-5 ounces.

Approximate result

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

4940 lb ≅ 79040 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times four thousand nine hundred forty 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