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 71.2 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 71.2 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

71.2 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 71.2 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 4.45 lb

The final result is:

71.2 oz → 4.45 lb

We conclude that 71.2 ounces is equivalent to 4.45 pounds:

71.2 ounces = 4.45 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.2247191011236 × 71.2 ounces.

Another way is saying that 71.2 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.2247191011236 pounds.

Approximate result

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

71.2 oz ≅ 4.45 lb

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