Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to meters is 0.0254, which means that 1 inch is equal to 0.0254 meters:

1 in = 0.0254 m

To convert 342 inches into meters we have to multiply 342 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 0.0254 m

342 in → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 342 in × 0.0254 m

L_(m) = 8.6868 m

The final result is:

342 in → 8.6868 m

We conclude that 342 inches is equivalent to 8.6868 meters:

342 inches = 8.6868 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.11511718929871 × 342 inches.

Another way is saying that 342 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11511718929871 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred forty-two inches is approximately eight point six eight seven meters:

342 in ≅ 8.687 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one one five times three hundred forty-two inches.

Conversion table

inches to meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from inches to meters