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 29.7 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 29.7 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

29.7 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 29.7 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 1.1692913385827 in

The final result is:

29.7 mm → 1.1692913385827 in

We conclude that 29.7 millimeters is equivalent to 1.1692913385827 inches:

29.7 millimeters = 1.1692913385827 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.85521885521886 × 29.7 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 29.7 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.85521885521886 inches.

Approximate result

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

29.7 mm ≅ 1.169 in

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