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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to centimeters is 2.54, which means that 1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters:

1 in = 2.54 cm

To convert 7 inches into centimeters we have to multiply 7 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 2.54 cm

7 in → L(cm)

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

L(cm) = 7 in × 2.54 cm

L(cm) = 17.78 cm

The final result is:

7 in → 17.78 cm

We conclude that 7 inches is equivalent to 17.78 centimeters:

7 inches = 17.78 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.056242969628796 × 7 inches.

Another way is saying that 7 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.056242969628796 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

7 in ≅ 17.78 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero five six times seven inches.

Conversion table

inches to centimeters chart

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

inches (in) centimeters (cm)
8 inches 20.32 centimeters
9 inches 22.86 centimeters
10 inches 25.4 centimeters
11 inches 27.94 centimeters
12 inches 30.48 centimeters
13 inches 33.02 centimeters
14 inches 35.56 centimeters
15 inches 38.1 centimeters
16 inches 40.64 centimeters
17 inches 43.18 centimeters