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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 7.2 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 7.2 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

7.2 cm → L(in)

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

L(in) = 7.2 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L(in) = 2.8346456692913 in

The final result is:

7.2 cm → 2.8346456692913 in

We conclude that 7.2 centimeters is equivalent to 2.8346456692913 inches:

7.2 centimeters = 2.8346456692913 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.35277777777778 × 7.2 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 7.2 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.35277777777778 inches.

Approximate result

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

7.2 cm ≅ 2.835 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point three five three times seven point two 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

centimeters (cm) inches (in)
8.2 centimeters 3.228 inches
9.2 centimeters 3.622 inches
10.2 centimeters 4.016 inches
11.2 centimeters 4.409 inches
12.2 centimeters 4.803 inches
13.2 centimeters 5.197 inches
14.2 centimeters 5.591 inches
15.2 centimeters 5.984 inches
16.2 centimeters 6.378 inches
17.2 centimeters 6.772 inches