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 240 inches into meters we have to multiply 240 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

240 in → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 240 in × 0.0254 m

L_(m) = 6.096 m

The final result is:

240 in → 6.096 m

We conclude that 240 inches is equivalent to 6.096 meters:

240 inches = 6.096 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.16404199475066 × 240 inches.

Another way is saying that 240 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.16404199475066 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty inches is approximately six point zero nine six meters:

240 in ≅ 6.096 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one six four times two hundred forty 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