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 27 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 27 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

27 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 27 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 10.629921259843 in

The final result is:

27 cm → 10.629921259843 in

We conclude that 27 centimeters is equivalent to 10.629921259843 inches:

27 centimeters = 10.629921259843 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.094074074074074 × 27 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 27 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.094074074074074 inches.

Approximate result

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

27 cm ≅ 10.63 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero nine four times twenty-seven 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