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 788.5 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 788.5 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

788.5 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 788.5 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 49.28125 lb

The final result is:

788.5 oz → 49.28125 lb

We conclude that 788.5 ounces is equivalent to 49.28125 pounds:

788.5 ounces = 49.28125 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.020291693088142 × 788.5 ounces.

Another way is saying that 788.5 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020291693088142 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred eighty-eight point five ounces is approximately forty-nine point two eight one pounds:

788.5 oz ≅ 49.281 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero two times seven hundred eighty-eight point 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