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 800 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 800 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

800 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 800 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 50 lb

The final result is:

800 oz → 50 lb

We conclude that 800 ounces is equivalent to 50 pounds:

800 ounces = 50 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.02 × 800 ounces.

Another way is saying that 800 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.02 pounds.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred ounces is approximately fifty pounds:

800 oz ≅ 50 lb

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