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 216 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 216 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

216 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 216 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 8.503937007874 in

The final result is:

216 mm → 8.503937007874 in

We conclude that 216 millimeters is equivalent to 8.503937007874 inches:

216 millimeters = 8.503937007874 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.11759259259259 × 216 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 216 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11759259259259 inches.

Approximate result

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

216 mm ≅ 8.504 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point one one eight times two hundred sixteen 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