Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to inches is 39.370078740157, which means that 1 meter is equal to 39.370078740157 inches:

1 m = 39.370078740157 in

To convert 5 meters into inches we have to multiply 5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 39.370078740157 in

5 m → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 5 m × 39.370078740157 in

L_(in) = 196.85039370079 in

The final result is:

5 m → 196.85039370079 in

We conclude that 5 meters is equivalent to 196.85039370079 inches:

5 meters = 196.85039370079 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.00508 × 5 meters.

Another way is saying that 5 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00508 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five meters is approximately one hundred ninety-six point eight five inches:

5 m ≅ 196.85 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero zero five times five meters.

Conversion table

meters to inches chart

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