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 997 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 997 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

997 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 997 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 62.3125 lb

The final result is:

997 oz → 62.3125 lb

We conclude that 997 ounces is equivalent to 62.3125 pounds:

997 ounces = 62.3125 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.0160481444333 × 997 ounces.

Another way is saying that 997 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0160481444333 pounds.

Approximate result

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

997 oz ≅ 62.313 lb

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