Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to inches is 0.039370078740157, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.039370078740157 inches:

1 mm = 0.039370078740157 in

To convert 48 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 48 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.039370078740157 in

48 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 48 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 1.8897637795276 in

The final result is:

48 mm → 1.8897637795276 in

We conclude that 48 millimeters is equivalent to 1.8897637795276 inches:

48 millimeters = 1.8897637795276 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.52916666666667 × 48 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 48 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.52916666666667 inches.

Approximate result

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

48 mm ≅ 1.89 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point five two nine times forty-eight millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to inches chart

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