Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from pounds to ounces is 16, which means that 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces:
1 lb = 16 oz
To convert 8 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 8 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from pounds to ounces. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 lb → 16 oz
8 lb → M(oz)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in ounces:
M(oz) = 8 lb × 16 oz
M(oz) = 128 oz
The final result is:
8 lb → 128 oz
We conclude that 8 pounds is equivalent to 128 ounces:
8 pounds = 128 ounces
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 0.0078125 × 8 pounds.
Another way is saying that 8 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0078125 ounces.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight pounds is approximately one hundred twenty-eight ounces:
8 lb ≅ 128 oz
An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero point zero zero eight times eight pounds.
Conversion table
pounds to ounces chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from pounds to ounces
pounds (lb) | ounces (oz) |
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9 pounds | 144 ounces |
10 pounds | 160 ounces |
11 pounds | 176 ounces |
12 pounds | 192 ounces |
13 pounds | 208 ounces |
14 pounds | 224 ounces |
15 pounds | 240 ounces |
16 pounds | 256 ounces |
17 pounds | 272 ounces |
18 pounds | 288 ounces |