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 679.9 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 679.9 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

679.9 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 679.9 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 42.49375 lb

The final result is:

679.9 oz → 42.49375 lb

We conclude that 679.9 ounces is equivalent to 42.49375 pounds:

679.9 ounces = 42.49375 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.023532872481247 × 679.9 ounces.

Another way is saying that 679.9 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023532872481247 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six hundred seventy-nine point nine ounces is approximately forty-two point four nine four pounds:

679.9 oz ≅ 42.494 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero two four times six hundred seventy-nine point nine 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