8 ounces in pounds

Result

The conversion result is: 8 ounces is equivalent to 0.5 pounds.[1]


Conversion formula
How to convert 8 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 / 8 oz = 0.0625 lb / x lb

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

x lb = (8 oz / 1 oz) * 0.0625 lb x lb = 0.5 lb

Conclusion:

8 oz = 0.5 lb


Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 pound is equal to 2 times 8 ounces.

It can also be expressed as: 8 ounces is equal to 1 / 2 pounds.


Approximation

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