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 501.7 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 501.7 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

501.7 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 501.7 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 31.35625 lb

The final result is:

501.7 oz → 31.35625 lb

We conclude that 501.7 ounces is equivalent to 31.35625 pounds:

501.7 ounces = 31.35625 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.031891568666534 × 501.7 ounces.

Another way is saying that 501.7 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.031891568666534 pounds.

Approximate result

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

501.7 oz ≅ 31.356 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero three two times five hundred one point seven 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