Pounds to Ounces Converter

The pounds to ounces converter tells you how many pounds are in an ounce or vice versa. Pounds and ounces are units to measure mass in US customary and British imperial measurement systems. The pounds and ounces are also written as lb. and oz., respectively.

Through this article, you'll learn how to convert pounds to ounces and how to use the accompanying calculator to help you do that quickly.

In 1959, the nations agreed to define pounds as $0.45359237$ kg. Similarly, an ounce is equivalent to $28.349523125$ grams, per the international yard and pound agreement. There are several types of pounds and ounces in use throughout history, but the calculator deals with International avoirdupois pound and ounce. An international avoirdupois pound is equal to 16 ounces.

Let's use the pounds to ounce converter to convert 15 pounds to ounces.

1. Enter the weight, in pounds as $15$.
2. The pounds to ounce converter will return the weight as $240$ ounces. Mathematically, that's:

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