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 980.5 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 980.5 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

980.5 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 980.5 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 61.28125 lb

The final result is:

980.5 oz → 61.28125 lb

We conclude that 980.5 ounces is equivalent to 61.28125 pounds:

980.5 ounces = 61.28125 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.01631820499745 × 980.5 ounces.

Another way is saying that 980.5 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01631820499745 pounds.

Approximate result

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

980.5 oz ≅ 61.281 lb

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