How many ounces of water equal one pound?

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Answer:
15.35 fluid ounces of water weigh one pound.

A fluid ounce of water weighs 1.0425 avoirdupois ounces (weight).
Or, 0.9592 av oz (weight) of water equals 1 fluid oz (volume).

Formulas:

1 pound (16 av oz) / 1.0425 av oz per fluid oz = 15.35 fluid oz.
1 pound (16 av oz) * .9592 fluid oz per av oz = 15.35 fluid oz. (rounded)

Check:
15.35 fluid oz * 1.0425 av oz per fluid oz = 16 (rounded) av oz (1 pound).

So... Techniccly 16 oz = 1 lb
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