Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from inches to meters is 0.0254, which means that 1 inch is equal to 0.0254 meters:
1 in = 0.0254 m
To convert 5 inches into meters we have to multiply 5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 in → 0.0254 m
5 in → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 5 in × 0.0254 m
L(m) = 0.127 m
The final result is:
5 in → 0.127 m
We conclude that 5 inches is equivalent to 0.127 meters:
5 inches = 0.127 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 7.8740157480315 × 5 inches.
Another way is saying that 5 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 7.8740157480315 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five inches is approximately zero point one two seven meters:
5 in ≅ 0.127 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately seven point eight seven four times five inches.
Conversion table
inches to meters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from inches to meters
inches (in) | meters (m) |
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6 inches | 0.152 meters |
7 inches | 0.178 meters |
8 inches | 0.203 meters |
9 inches | 0.229 meters |
10 inches | 0.254 meters |
11 inches | 0.279 meters |
12 inches | 0.305 meters |
13 inches | 0.33 meters |
14 inches | 0.356 meters |
15 inches | 0.381 meters |