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Do you multiply or divide when changing ounces to pounds?

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When changing ounces to pounds, you divide by 16.

Example: 112 ounces in pounds. Divide 112 by 16 and you will get 7, so the answer is 7 pounds.

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There are 16 ounces in a pound, so to get the number of ounces, you would divide the number of pounds by 16.

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You would multiply because ounces are smaller so it would take more ounces to get to pounds.

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