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 38.5 inches into meters we have to multiply 38.5 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

38.5 in → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 38.5 in × 0.0254 m

L_(m) = 0.9779 m

The final result is:

38.5 in → 0.9779 m

We conclude that 38.5 inches is equivalent to 0.9779 meters:

38.5 inches = 0.9779 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 1.0225994477963 × 38.5 inches.

Another way is saying that 38.5 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0225994477963 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-eight point five inches is approximately zero point nine seven eight meters:

38.5 in ≅ 0.978 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately one point zero two three times thirty-eight point five 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