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 508.5 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 508.5 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

508.5 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 508.5 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 20.01968503937 in

The final result is:

508.5 mm → 20.01968503937 in

We conclude that 508.5 millimeters is equivalent to 20.01968503937 inches:

508.5 millimeters = 20.01968503937 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.049950835791544 × 508.5 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 508.5 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.049950835791544 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred eight point five millimeters is approximately twenty point zero two inches:

508.5 mm ≅ 20.02 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero five times five hundred eight point five 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