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 5000 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 5000 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

5000 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 5000 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 80000 oz

The final result is:

5000 lb → 80000 oz

We conclude that 5000 pounds is equivalent to 80000 ounces:

5000 pounds = 80000 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 1.25E-5 × 5000 pounds.

Another way is saying that 5000 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 1.25E-5 ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand pounds is approximately eighty thousand ounces:

5000 lb ≅ 80000 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times five thousand 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