46 ounces in pounds
Result
The conversion result is: 46 ounces is equivalent to 2.875 pounds.[1]
Conversion formula
How to convert 46 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 / 46 oz = 0.0625 lb / x lb
Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:
x lb = (46 oz / 1 oz) * 0.0625 lb → x lb = 2.875 lb
Conclusion:
46 oz = 2.875 lb
Conversion in the opposite direction
The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 pound is equal to 0.347826086956522 times 46 ounces.
It can also be expressed as: 46 ounces is equal to 1 / 0.347826086956522 pounds.
Approximation
An approximate numerical result would be: forty-six ounces is about two point eight seven pounds, or alternatively, a pound is about zero point three five times forty-six 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.