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 118 inches into meters we have to multiply 118 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

118 in → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 118 in × 0.0254 m

L_(m) = 2.9972 m

The final result is:

118 in → 2.9972 m

We conclude that 118 inches is equivalent to 2.9972 meters:

118 inches = 2.9972 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.33364473508608 × 118 inches.

Another way is saying that 118 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.33364473508608 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred eighteen inches is approximately two point nine nine seven meters:

118 in ≅ 2.997 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point three three four times one hundred eighteen 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