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 31.4 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 31.4 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

31.4 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 31.4 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 12.362204724409 in

The final result is:

31.4 cm → 12.362204724409 in

We conclude that 31.4 centimeters is equivalent to 12.362204724409 inches:

31.4 centimeters = 12.362204724409 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.080891719745223 × 31.4 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 31.4 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.080891719745223 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-one point four centimeters is approximately twelve point three six two inches:

31.4 cm ≅ 12.362 in

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