Unit Converter
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 48 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 48 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
48 cm → L(in)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in inches:
L(in) = 48 cm × 0.39370078740157 in
L(in) = 18.897637795276 in
The final result is:
48 cm → 18.897637795276 in
We conclude that 48 centimeters is equivalent to 18.897637795276 inches:
48 centimeters = 18.897637795276 inches
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.052916666666667 × 48 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 48 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.052916666666667 inches.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-eight centimeters is approximately eighteen point eight nine eight inches:
48 cm ≅ 18.898 in
An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero five three times forty-eight 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
centimeters (cm) | inches (in) |
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49 centimeters | 19.291 inches |
50 centimeters | 19.685 inches |
51 centimeters | 20.079 inches |
52 centimeters | 20.472 inches |
53 centimeters | 20.866 inches |
54 centimeters | 21.26 inches |
55 centimeters | 21.654 inches |
56 centimeters | 22.047 inches |
57 centimeters | 22.441 inches |
58 centimeters | 22.835 inches |