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 108.5 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 108.5 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

108.5 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 108.5 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 42.716535433071 in

The final result is:

108.5 cm → 42.716535433071 in

We conclude that 108.5 centimeters is equivalent to 42.716535433071 inches:

108.5 centimeters = 42.716535433071 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.023410138248848 × 108.5 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 108.5 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023410138248848 inches.

Approximate result

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

108.5 cm ≅ 42.717 in

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