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 3 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 3 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

3 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 3 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 0.11811023622047 in

The final result is:

3 mm → 0.11811023622047 in

We conclude that 3 millimeters is equivalent to 0.11811023622047 inches:

3 millimeters = 0.11811023622047 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 8.4666666666667 × 3 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 3 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 8.4666666666667 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three millimeters is approximately zero point one one eight inches:

3 mm ≅ 0.118 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately eight point four six seven times three 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