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 48.9 inches into meters we have to multiply 48.9 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

48.9 in → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 48.9 in × 0.0254 m

L_(m) = 1.24206 m

The final result is:

48.9 in → 1.24206 m

We conclude that 48.9 inches is equivalent to 1.24206 meters:

48.9 inches = 1.24206 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.8051140846658 × 48.9 inches.

Another way is saying that 48.9 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.8051140846658 meters.

Approximate result

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

48.9 in ≅ 1.242 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point eight zero five times forty-eight point nine 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