To change ounces to pounds you would multiply, because it's going from something small (ounces) to something big (pounds).
Divide
You multiply the number of ounces by one-sixteenth. That means you divide by 16.
You would multiply pounds by the ounces per pound.
divide
A pound is equal to eight ounces, so you would multiply the number of pounds by eight to convert it to ounces.
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.
To convert pounds to ounces, you can multiply the number of pounds by 16 since there are 16 ounces in a pound. Therefore, to convert 80 pounds to ounces, you would calculate 80 x 16 = 1280 ounces.
i divide
Like so: ounces x 0.0625 = pounds
Multiply the number of pounds by 16.1 pound = 16 ounces
There are 16 ounces in 1 pound, so to convert ounces to pounds, one will have to divide the number of ounces by 16 to find the number of pounds.
There are 16 ounces in a pound, so multiply the number of pounds by 16 to get ounces.