How many ounces in a pound?
Answer
16 ounces
1 pound = 16 ounces (lb → oz)
There are exactly 16 ounces in a pound. This is the avoirdupois pound used for food, body weight and shipping in the US and UK.
Precious metals use the troy system instead: a troy pound has 12 troy ounces, and a troy ounce (31.1 g) is heavier than an ordinary ounce (28.35 g).
Pounds to ounces
| Pounds | Ounces |
|---|---|
| ¼ | 4 |
| ½ | 8 |
| ¾ | 12 |
| 1 | 16 |
| 1½ | 24 |
| 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 48 |
| 4 | 64 |
| 5 | 80 |
| 10 | 160 |
| 20 | 320 |
| 50 | 800 |
| 100 | 1,600 |