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 508 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 508 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

508 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 508 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 200 in

The final result is:

508 cm → 200 in

We conclude that 508 centimeters is equivalent to 200 inches:

508 centimeters = 200 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.005 × 508 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 508 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.005 inches.

Approximate result

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

508 cm ≅ 200 in

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