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 6 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 6 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

6 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 6 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 0.375 lb

The final result is:

6 oz → 0.375 lb

We conclude that 6 ounces is equivalent to 0.375 pounds:

6 ounces = 0.375 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 2.6666666666667 × 6 ounces.

Another way is saying that 6 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 2.6666666666667 pounds.

Approximate result

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

6 oz ≅ 0.375 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately two point six six seven times six 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