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 12 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 12 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

12 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 12 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 4.7244094488189 in

The final result is:

12 cm → 4.7244094488189 in

We conclude that 12 centimeters is equivalent to 4.7244094488189 inches:

12 centimeters = 4.7244094488189 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.21166666666667 × 12 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 12 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.21166666666667 inches.

Approximate result

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

12 cm ≅ 4.724 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point two one two times twelve 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