Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.39370078740157, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 cm = 0.39370078740157 in

To convert 25.4 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 25.4 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

25.4 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 25.4 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 10 in

The final result is:

25.4 cm → 10 in

We conclude that 25.4 centimeters is equivalent to 10 inches:

25.4 centimeters = 10 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.1 × 25.4 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 25.4 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.1 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-five point four centimeters is approximately ten inches:

25.4 cm ≅ 10 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point one times twenty-five point four centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to inches chart

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