679 ounces in pounds
Result
The conversion result is: 679 ounces is equivalent to 42.4375 pounds.[1]
Conversion formula
How to convert 679 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 / 679 oz = 0.0625 lb / x lb
Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:
x lb = (679 oz / 1 oz) * 0.0625 lb → x lb = 42.4375 lb
Conclusion:
679 oz = 42.4375 lb
Conversion in the opposite direction
The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 pound is equal to 0.0235640648011782 times 679 ounces.
It can also be expressed as: 679 ounces is equal to 1 / 0.0235640648011782 pounds.
Approximation
An approximate numerical result would be: six hundred and seventy-nine ounces is about forty-two point four three pounds, or alternatively, a pound is about zero point zero two times six hundred and seventy-nine 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.