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 55 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 55 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

55 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 55 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 3.4375 lb

The final result is:

55 oz → 3.4375 lb

We conclude that 55 ounces is equivalent to 3.4375 pounds:

55 ounces = 3.4375 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.29090909090909 × 55 ounces.

Another way is saying that 55 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.29090909090909 pounds.

Approximate result

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

55 oz ≅ 3.438 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point two nine one times fifty-five 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