Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilograms to ounces is 35.27396194958, which means that 1 kilogram is equal to 35.27396194958 ounces:

1 kg = 35.27396194958 oz

To convert 0.5 kilograms into ounces we have to multiply 0.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from kilograms to ounces. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kg → 35.27396194958 oz

0.5 kg → M_(oz)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in ounces:

M_(oz) = 0.5 kg × 35.27396194958 oz

M_(oz) = 17.63698097479 oz

The final result is:

0.5 kg → 17.63698097479 oz

We conclude that 0.5 kilograms is equivalent to 17.63698097479 ounces:

0.5 kilograms = 17.63698097479 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 0.05669904625 × 0.5 kilograms.

Another way is saying that 0.5 kilograms is equal to 1 ÷ 0.05669904625 ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that zero point five kilograms is approximately seventeen point six three seven ounces:

0.5 kg ≅ 17.637 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero point zero five seven times zero point five kilograms.

Conversion table

kilograms to ounces chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilograms to ounces