Inches to Centimeters converter

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How to convert inches to centimeters

1 inch is same to 2.54 centimeters:

1″ = 2.54cm

The distance d in centimeters (cm) is same to the space d in inches (″) instances 2.Fifty 4:

d_(cm) = d_(inch) × 2.Fifty 4

Example

Convert 20 inches to centimeters:

d_(cm) = 20″ × 2.Fifty four = 50.8cm

An inch (symbol: in) is a unit of period within the imperial and US commonplace structures of size. An inch was defined to be equal to precisely 25.4 millimeters in 1959. There are 12 inches in a foot and 36 inches in a outdoor.

The inch is frequently used within the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It is likewise on occasion used in Japan (in addition to exceptional countries) with reference to electronic elements, just like the scale of show monitors.

A centimeter (picture: cm) is a unit of period inside the International System of Units (SI), the contemporary shape of the metric device. It is described as 1/a hundred meters.

The centimeter, just like the meter, is utilized in all styles of programs global (in worldwide locations that have exceeded through metrication) in instances where a smaller denomination of the meter is needed. Height is generally measured in centimeters outside of nations just like the United States.

How to transform inches to centimeters

1 inch is identical to two.54 centimeters:

1″ = 2.54cm

The distance d in centimeters (cm) is same to the space d in inches (″) instances 2.Fifty four:

d_(cm) = d_(inch) × 2.Fifty 4

Example

Convert 20 inches to centimeters:

d_{(cm) = 20″ × 2.54 = 50.8cm}

Inches to centimeters conversion desk

Inches (")	Centimeters (cm)
0.01 in	0.0254000 cm
1/64 in	0.0396875 cm
1/32 in	0.0793750 cm
1/16 in	0.15875 cm
0.1 in	0.2540 cm
1/8 in	0.3175 cm
1/4 in	0.635 cm
1/2 in	1.27 cm
1 in	2.54 cm
2 in	5.08 cm
3 in	7.62 cm
4 in	10.16 cm
5 in	12.70 cm
6 in	15.24 cm
7 in	17.78 cm
8 in	20.32 cm
9 in	22.86 cm
10 in	25.40 cm
20 in	50.80 cm
30 in	76.20 cm
40 in	101.60 cm
50 in	127.00 cm
60 in	152.40 cm
70 in	177.80 cm
80 in	203.20 cm
90 in	228.60 cm
100 in	254.00 cm

 

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