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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.39370078740157, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 cm = 0.39370078740157 in

To convert 10 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 10 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

10 cm → L(in)

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

L(in) = 10 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L(in) = 3.9370078740157 in

The final result is:

10 cm → 3.9370078740157 in

We conclude that 10 centimeters is equivalent to 3.9370078740157 inches:

10 centimeters = 3.9370078740157 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.254 × 10 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 10 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.254 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that ten centimeters is approximately three point nine three seven inches:

10 cm ≅ 3.937 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point two five four times ten centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to inches chart

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

centimeters (cm) inches (in)
11 centimeters 4.331 inches
12 centimeters 4.724 inches
13 centimeters 5.118 inches
14 centimeters 5.512 inches
15 centimeters 5.906 inches
16 centimeters 6.299 inches
17 centimeters 6.693 inches
18 centimeters 7.087 inches
19 centimeters 7.48 inches
20 centimeters 7.874 inches