Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to meters is 0.0254, which means that 1 inch is equal to 0.0254 meters:

1 in = 0.0254 m

To convert 1042 inches into meters we have to multiply 1042 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 0.0254 m

1042 in → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1042 in × 0.0254 m

L_(m) = 26.4668 m

The final result is:

1042 in → 26.4668 m

We conclude that 1042 inches is equivalent to 26.4668 meters:

1042 inches = 26.4668 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.03778318497136 × 1042 inches.

Another way is saying that 1042 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.03778318497136 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-two inches is approximately twenty-six point four six seven meters:

1042 in ≅ 26.467 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero three eight times one thousand forty-two inches.

Conversion table

inches to meters chart

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