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 5048 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 5048 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

5048 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 5048 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 315.5 lb

The final result is:

5048 oz → 315.5 lb

We conclude that 5048 ounces is equivalent to 315.5 pounds:

5048 ounces = 315.5 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.0031695721077655 × 5048 ounces.

Another way is saying that 5048 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0031695721077655 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand forty-eight ounces is approximately three hundred fifteen point five pounds:

5048 oz ≅ 315.5 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero zero three times five thousand forty-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