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 18 inches into meters we have to multiply 18 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

18 in → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 18 in × 0.0254 m

L_(m) = 0.4572 m

The final result is:

18 in → 0.4572 m

We conclude that 18 inches is equivalent to 0.4572 meters:

18 inches = 0.4572 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 2.1872265966754 × 18 inches.

Another way is saying that 18 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 2.1872265966754 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighteen inches is approximately zero point four five seven meters:

18 in ≅ 0.457 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately two point one eight seven times 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