how many pounds are in 46 fluid ounces
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Re: fluid ounces to pounds
Originally posted by Sandra46 / 16 = 2.875 pounds
That would be correct if he were asking about avoirdupois ounces (weight). He is asking about fluid ounces. Since they are a unit of volume, and pounds are mass, you have to know what the liquid is and it's density. 46 fl oz of air, water, and mercury would have very different weights.
Even for water, 1 pint (16 fl oz) weighs 1.043 lb (16.69 av oz), so a pint is not quite a pound, the world around.
(Especially not in Commonwealth countries where a pint is 1.25 lb, but not quite in the US either)
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Re: fluid ounces to pounds
Sorry John, I thought it was a student that didn't know how many ounces were in a pound. I do know that troy weight is different but I wasn't aware that fluid ounces referred to volume instead of weight.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Posthow meney pounds is 225 ounces
this is probably the answer to your question, as it is the pound and ounce for weighing most materials. The "avoirdupois" or its symbol is customarily omitted. So 225 oz is 14 lb 1 oz
However in the troy system (used for precious metals)
1 troy lb = 12 troy oz
(and both the ounces and pounds are a different size from avoirdupois.
If you meant fluid ounces, that opens a whole other can of worms as you need to know the density of the liquid.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHi John,
The liquid density is .885g/ml and you purchased it by the pound. How would you figure the cost per oz?
Multiply $/lb x 1 lb/17.331 fl oz for price per fl oz.
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