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 480 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 480 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

480 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 480 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 18.897637795276 in

The final result is:

480 mm → 18.897637795276 in

We conclude that 480 millimeters is equivalent to 18.897637795276 inches:

480 millimeters = 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 × 480 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 480 millimeters 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 four hundred eighty millimeters is approximately eighteen point eight nine eight inches:

480 mm ≅ 18.898 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero five three times four hundred eighty 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