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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to centimeters is 2.54, which means that 1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters:

1 in = 2.54 cm

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

1 in → 2.54 cm

0.5 in → L(cm)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:

L(cm) = 0.5 in × 2.54 cm

L(cm) = 1.27 cm

The final result is:

0.5 in → 1.27 cm

We conclude that 0.5 inches is equivalent to 1.27 centimeters:

0.5 inches = 1.27 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.78740157480315 × 0.5 inches.

Another way is saying that 0.5 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.78740157480315 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that zero point five inches is approximately one point two seven centimeters:

0.5 in ≅ 1.27 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point seven eight seven times zero point five inches.

Conversion table

inches to centimeters chart

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

inches (in) centimeters (cm)
1.5 inches 3.81 centimeters
2.5 inches 6.35 centimeters
3.5 inches 8.89 centimeters
4.5 inches 11.43 centimeters
5.5 inches 13.97 centimeters
6.5 inches 16.51 centimeters
7.5 inches 19.05 centimeters
8.5 inches 21.59 centimeters
9.5 inches 24.13 centimeters
10.5 inches 26.67 centimeters