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 8.5 inches into meters we have to multiply 8.5 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
8.5 in → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 8.5 in × 0.0254 m
L(m) = 0.2159 m
The final result is:
8.5 in → 0.2159 m
We conclude that 8.5 inches is equivalent to 0.2159 meters:
8.5 inches = 0.2159 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 4.6317739694303 × 8.5 inches.
Another way is saying that 8.5 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 4.6317739694303 meters.
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 zero point two one six meters:
8.5 in ≅ 0.216 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately four point six three two times eight point 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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9.5 inches | 0.241 meters |
10.5 inches | 0.267 meters |
11.5 inches | 0.292 meters |
12.5 inches | 0.318 meters |
13.5 inches | 0.343 meters |
14.5 inches | 0.368 meters |
15.5 inches | 0.394 meters |
16.5 inches | 0.419 meters |
17.5 inches | 0.445 meters |
18.5 inches | 0.47 meters |