Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to inches is 0.039370078740157, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.039370078740157 inches:

1 mm = 0.039370078740157 in

To convert 127.2 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 127.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.039370078740157 in

127.2 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 127.2 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 5.007874015748 in

The final result is:

127.2 mm → 5.007874015748 in

We conclude that 127.2 millimeters is equivalent to 5.007874015748 inches:

127.2 millimeters = 5.007874015748 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.19968553459119 × 127.2 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 127.2 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19968553459119 inches.

Approximate result

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

127.2 mm ≅ 5.008 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point two times one hundred twenty-seven point two millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to inches chart

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