Ounces to pounds
Multiply ounces by 0.0625 to get pounds.
12 oz = 0.75 lb
How to convert ounces to pounds
The pound is exactly 0.45359237 kilograms — the international avoirdupois pound fixed by the 1959 agreement of the US, UK and Commonwealth. The ounce is one sixteenth of an avoirdupois pound, exactly 28.349523125 grams.
Worked example — 12 oz: 12 × 0.0625 = 0.75 lb. (0 lb 12 oz)
Ounces to pounds table
| Ounces | Pounds | Pounds and oz |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 0.0625 lb | 0 lb 1 oz |
| 2 oz | 0.125 lb | 0 lb 2 oz |
| 4 oz | 0.25 lb | 0 lb 4 oz |
| 8 oz | 0.5 lb | 0 lb 8 oz |
| 12 oz | 0.75 lb | 0 lb 12 oz |
| 16 oz | 1 lb | 1 lb 0 oz |
| 24 oz | 1.5 lb | 1 lb 8 oz |
| 32 oz | 2 lb | 2 lb 0 oz |
| 48 oz | 3 lb | 3 lb 0 oz |
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About ounces and pounds
Ounce (oz)
1 oz = 0.0625 lbDefinition. One sixteenth of an avoirdupois pound, exactly 28.349523125 grams
History and origin
The ounce comes from the Roman uncia, a twelfth of the libra; the modern avoirdupois ounce is instead one sixteenth of the pound. Through the 1959 agreement it works out to exactly 28.349523125 grams.
Current use
Ounces are used in the United States for food portions, packaged goods and letter mail, and worldwide for boxing weights and some recipes.
Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §5 (Tables of Equivalents)
Pound (lb)
1 lb = 16 ozDefinition. Exactly 0.45359237 kilograms — the international avoirdupois pound fixed by the 1959 agreement of the US, UK and Commonwealth
History and origin
The pound descends from the Roman libra, whose name still gives the symbol lb. Many regional pounds circulated for centuries before the 16-ounce avoirdupois pound became the English-speaking standard for trade. In 1959 the United States, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries signed the international yard and pound agreement, fixing the pound at exactly 0.45359237 kilograms.
Current use
The pound is the everyday unit of weight in the United States, and informally in the United Kingdom, for body weight, food packaging and shipping, while most of the world states the same weights in kilograms.
Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §5 (Tables of Equivalents)
Where people use this
Ounces: recipe portions, letter mail, packaged food. Pounds: body weight in the US, gym plates, shipping weights. 16 oz is exactly 1 lb.
Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.
Both units are defined in NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §5 (Tables of Equivalents).
Questions people ask
How many ounces are in a pound?
One pound is exactly 16 ounces. To convert ounces to pounds, divide by 16.
How many pounds is 24 oz?
24 ounces is 1.5 pounds (24 ÷ 16), and 8 oz is half a pound.
What is 32 oz in pounds?
32 ounces is exactly 2 pounds.