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 30 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 30 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

30 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 30 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 1.1811023622047 in

The final result is:

30 mm → 1.1811023622047 in

We conclude that 30 millimeters is equivalent to 1.1811023622047 inches:

30 millimeters = 1.1811023622047 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.84666666666667 × 30 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 30 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.84666666666667 inches.

Approximate result

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

30 mm ≅ 1.181 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point eight four seven times thirty 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