Pounds to Ounces Converter
1 pound = 16 ounces
A unit of mass. The fluid ounce is a unit of volume and lives in the Volume category.
1 pound equals 16 ounces
How to convert pounds to ounces
These units measure mass. Pounds and ounces mean avoirdupois unless the unit explicitly says troy; a fluid ounce measures volume and requires a density to relate it to mass.
oz = lb × 16One pound is 16 ounces, so a single multiplication converts any value.
160 oz = 10 × 16A unit of mass. The fluid ounce is a unit of volume and lives in the Volume category.
Pounds to ounces conversion table
Common values in pounds, converted to ounces.
| Pounds (lb) | Ounces (oz) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 48 |
| 4 | 64 |
| 5 | 80 |
| 10 | 160 |
| 20 | 320 |
| 25 | 400 |
| 50 | 800 |
| 100 | 1,600 |
| 250 | 4,000 |
| 500 | 8,000 |
| 1,000 | 16,000 |
About these units
poundlb
The avoirdupois pound: exactly 0.45359237 kilograms.
Reference: International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959).
ounceoz
The avoirdupois ounce: exactly 1/16 pound.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.