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 971.5 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 971.5 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

971.5 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 971.5 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 60.71875 lb

The final result is:

971.5 oz → 60.71875 lb

We conclude that 971.5 ounces is equivalent to 60.71875 pounds:

971.5 ounces = 60.71875 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.016469377251673 × 971.5 ounces.

Another way is saying that 971.5 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.016469377251673 pounds.

Approximate result

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

971.5 oz ≅ 60.719 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero one six times nine hundred seventy-one 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