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 39.7 ounces into pounds we have to multiply 39.7 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

39.7 oz → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 39.7 oz × 0.0625 lb

M_(lb) = 2.48125 lb

The final result is:

39.7 oz → 2.48125 lb

We conclude that 39.7 ounces is equivalent to 2.48125 pounds:

39.7 ounces = 2.48125 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.40302267002519 × 39.7 ounces.

Another way is saying that 39.7 ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.40302267002519 pounds.

Approximate result

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

39.7 oz ≅ 2.481 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point four zero three times thirty-nine point 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