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 970 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 970 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

970 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 970 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 15520 oz

The final result is:

970 lb → 15520 oz

We conclude that 970 pounds is equivalent to 15520 ounces:

970 pounds = 15520 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 6.4432989690722E-5 × 970 pounds.

Another way is saying that 970 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 6.4432989690722E-5 ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred seventy pounds is approximately fifteen thousand five hundred twenty ounces:

970 lb ≅ 15520 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times nine hundred seventy 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