Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to millimeters is 25.4, which means that 1 inch is equal to 25.4 millimeters:

1 in = 25.4 mm

To convert 20 inches into millimeters we have to multiply 20 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to millimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 25.4 mm

20 in → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 20 in × 25.4 mm

L_(mm) = 508 mm

The final result is:

20 in → 508 mm

We conclude that 20 inches is equivalent to 508 millimeters:

20 inches = 508 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0019685039370079 × 20 inches.

Another way is saying that 20 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019685039370079 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

20 in ≅ 508 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times twenty inches.

Conversion table

inches to millimeters chart

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