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 8.5 inches into centimeters we have to multiply 8.5 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

8.5 in → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 8.5 in × 2.54 cm

L_(cm) = 21.59 cm

The final result is:

8.5 in → 21.59 cm

We conclude that 8.5 inches is equivalent to 21.59 centimeters:

8.5 inches = 21.59 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.046317739694303 × 8.5 inches.

Another way is saying that 8.5 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.046317739694303 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point five inches is approximately twenty-one point five nine centimeters:

8.5 in ≅ 21.59 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero four six times eight point five 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