Type a value in ounces and read the result in pounds straight away. Pounds and ounces are the everyday weight units in the US and UK, so you meet them with baby weight, product weight and postage. The converter gives the result in decimal pounds, and a separate table below shows it as pounds and ounces.
Ounces and pounds are the everyday weight units across the US and UK. You meet ounces on food packaging, on postage for light items and in recipes, and often you want to gather that weight up into pounds: to write a baby's weight as pounds and ounces, or to add up several portions given in ounces.
The relationship is simple and exact: one pound is exactly 16 ounces. To turn ounces into pounds, divide the number of ounces by 16. The converter does this for you the moment you type a value.
There is one catch with weight. The converter gives the result in decimal pounds, so 40 ounces shows as 2.5 pounds. That does not mean "2 pounds and 5 ounces", because 2.5 pounds is 2 pounds and 8 ounces (0.5 of a pound is 8 ounces). That is why below you will find a separate table that shows the result as pounds and ounces.
Converting ounces to pounds rests on a fixed relationship: one pound is exactly 16 ounces. To turn ounces into pounds, divide the number of ounces by 16.
Full formula: pounds = ounces ÷ 16. The other way: ounces = pounds × 16.
Example: you want to know how many pounds 32 ounces is. You put in 32 ÷ 16 = 2 pounds. This is one of the conversions that comes out even, because 32 divides by 16 with nothing left over.
Another example: 40 ounces is 40 ÷ 16 = 2.5 pounds. That figure is in decimal pounds. To get the result as pounds and ounces, divide the ounces by 16 with a remainder: 40 ÷ 16 is 2 remainder 8, so 2 pounds 8 ounces. Ready-made values are in the table below.
The table below converts common ounce values into decimal pounds. To convert another weight, use the converter above.
| Ounces | Pounds |
|---|---|
| 8 oz | 0.5 lb |
| 12 oz | 0.75 lb |
| 16 oz | 1 lb |
| 20 oz | 1.25 lb |
| 24 oz | 1.5 lb |
| Ounces | Pounds |
|---|---|
| 28 oz | 1.75 lb |
| 32 oz | 2 lb |
| 36 oz | 2.25 lb |
| 40 oz | 2.5 lb |
| 48 oz | 3 lb |
| Ounces | Pounds |
|---|---|
| 60 oz | 3.75 lb |
| 64 oz | 4 lb |
| 72 oz | 4.5 lb |
| 80 oz | 5 lb |
| 96 oz | 6 lb |
Want to convert the other way? Use our <a href="/en/tools/lb-to-oz-converter">pounds to ounces</a> converter, with a weight table in pounds and ounces.
Weight is often written as pounds and ounces, for example 2 lb 8 oz. To move from plain ounces to that form, divide the ounces by 16 with a remainder: the quotient is the pounds and the remainder is the ounces. The table below shows ready-made results, so you will not confuse them with the decimal form.
| Ounces | Pounds and ounces |
|---|---|
| 16 oz | 1 pound 0 ounces |
| 20 oz | 1 pound 4 ounces |
| 24 oz | 1 pound 8 ounces |
| 28 oz | 1 pound 12 ounces |
| 32 oz | 2 pounds 0 ounces |
| Ounces | Pounds and ounces |
|---|---|
| 36 oz | 2 pounds 4 ounces |
| 40 oz | 2 pounds 8 ounces |
| 44 oz | 2 pounds 12 ounces |
| 48 oz | 3 pounds 0 ounces |
| 56 oz | 3 pounds 8 ounces |
| Ounces | Pounds and ounces |
|---|---|
| 64 oz | 4 pounds 0 ounces |
| 72 oz | 4 pounds 8 ounces |
| 80 oz | 5 pounds 0 ounces |
Example: 40 ÷ 16 = 2 remainder 8, so 2 pounds 8 ounces. That is the same weight as 2.5 pounds written as a decimal.
Ounces and pounds come up most often around American weight data.
16 ounces is exactly 1 pound. Calculation: 16 ÷ 16 = 1 pound. This relationship is fixed and comes from the definition of the pound, so there is no rounding involved.
Yes. 32 ounces is 2 pounds, because 32 ÷ 16 = 2. In the same way, 48 ounces is 3 pounds and 64 ounces is 4 pounds.
No. 12 ounces is 0.75 of a pound, that is three quarters of a pound. A full pound is only reached at 16 ounces, so it is still 4 ounces short of a pound.
Yes. 8 ounces is 0.5 of a pound, that is exactly half a pound, because 16 ÷ 2 = 8.
40 ounces is 2.5 pounds, that is 2 pounds 8 ounces. Calculation: 40 ÷ 16 = 2 remainder 8. Note: 2.5 pounds is 2 pounds 8 ounces, not 2 pounds 5 ounces.
24 ounces is 1.5 pounds, that is 1 pound 8 ounces. Calculation: 24 ÷ 16 = 1 remainder 8.
Divide the ounces by 16 with a remainder. The quotient is the pounds and the remainder is the ounces. Example: 44 ÷ 16 is 2 remainder 12, so 2 pounds 12 ounces. Ready-made values are in the pounds and ounces table above.
20 ounces is 1.25 pounds, 50 ounces is 3.125 pounds, and 72 ounces is 4.5 pounds. You get each of these by dividing the number of ounces by 16.
The formula is: pounds = ounces ÷ 16. For example, 80 ÷ 16 = 5 pounds. The other way: ounces = pounds × 16.
No. The ounce of mass (oz) measures weight, and that is what this tool converts. The fluid ounce (fl oz) measures the volume of drinks. They have a similar name but are different quantities, so they must not be mixed up.
The ordinary ounce of mass is 28.35 g and is used for the weight of food or babies. The troy ounce is 31.10 g and is used for precious metals such as gold. In addition, a troy pound is 12 troy ounces, not 16. This tool works with the ordinary ounce, not the troy ounce.
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