It doesn't. One avoirdupois pound equals 16 avoirdupois ounces. One troy pound equals 12 troy ounces.
If the system is not named, avoirdupois is implied because it is more common. Therefore we always say 'there are 16 ounces per pound'.
0.75 or 3/4 lb. One pound equals to 16 ounces and one ounce equals 0.06 of a pound. Also this relates only to solid (weight) ounces. There are two different kinds of ounces, ounces of weight/mass and ounces of volume (fluid). This can change when you are using the ounces to measure a non-liquid such as flour or sugar since the weight of dry items is not the same as their volume. An ounce of volume is called a "fluid ounce."
1 pound = 16 ounces, so answer = 28 ounces
Because in the US most things are weighed using the Avoirdupois System.
There are 12 troy ounces in one troy pound.
There are 12 1/4 ounces in three pounds.
One troy pound is 13.16571 avoirdupois ounces or 12 troy ounces.
12 ounces.
one pound = 16 ounces one cup = 8 ounces
There are 12 troy ounces in one troy pound.
There are 12 troy ounces in one troy pound.
One troy pound is 13.17 ounces or 12 troy ounces.
There are 16 ounces in one pound. Therefore, 12 ounces is equal to 12/16 = 0.75 pounds.
There are 12 troy ounces per troy pound, rather than the 16 ounces per pound.
1 pound 12 ounces = 794 grams
There are 14.583 troy ounces in one pound.
One pound is 16 ounces. One-quarter of a pound is 4 ounces. Three of them will be 12 ounces.
There are 12 1/4 ounces in three pounds.
One troy pound is 13.16571 avoirdupois ounces or 12 troy ounces.
12 ounces.
There are 16 ounces in one avoirdupois pound, the weight system used for everyday purposes in the United States.However, there are only 12 ounces in a Troy pound, the weight system used for gold, silver, and gemstones.