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 498 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 498 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

498 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 498 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 31.125 lb

The final result is:

498 oz → 31.125 lb

We conclude that 498 ounces is equivalent to 31.125 pounds:

498 ounces = 31.125 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.032128514056225 × 498 ounces.

Another way is saying that 498 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.032128514056225 pounds.

Approximate result

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

498 oz ≅ 31.125 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero three two times four hundred ninety-eight 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