Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pounds to ounces is 16, which means that 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces:

1 lb = 16 oz

To convert 500 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 500 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from pounds to ounces. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 lb → 16 oz

500 lb → M_(oz)

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

M_(oz) = 500 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 8000 oz

The final result is:

500 lb → 8000 oz

We conclude that 500 pounds is equivalent to 8000 ounces:

500 pounds = 8000 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 0.000125 × 500 pounds.

Another way is saying that 500 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.000125 ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred pounds is approximately eight thousand ounces:

500 lb ≅ 8000 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times five hundred pounds.

Conversion table

pounds to ounces chart

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