16 ounces in pounds

Result

The conversion result is: 16 ounces is equivalent to 1 pounds.[1]


Conversion formula
How to convert 16 ounces to pounds?

We know (by definition) that: 1 oz = 0.0625 lb.

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of pounds.

1 oz / 16 oz = 0.0625 lb / x lb

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

x lb = (16 oz / 1 oz) * 0.0625 lb x lb = 1.0 lb

Conclusion:

16 oz = 1.0 lb


Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 pound is equal to 1 times 16 ounces.

It can also be expressed as: 16 ounces is equal to 1 / 1 pounds.


Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: sixteen ounces is about zero pounds, or alternatively, a pound is about zero times sixteen ounces.



Footnotes

[1] The precision is 15 significant digits (fourteen digits to the right of the decimal point).

Results may contain small errors due to the use of floating point arithmetic.