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 inches into meters we have to multiply 8 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 in → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 8 in × 0.0254 m
L(m) = 0.2032 m
The final result is:
8 in → 0.2032 m
We conclude that 8 inches is equivalent to 0.2032 meters:
8 inches = 0.2032 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 4.9212598425197 × 8 inches.
Another way is saying that 8 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 4.9212598425197 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight inches is approximately zero point two zero three meters:
8 in ≅ 0.203 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately four point nine two one times eight 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 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 |
16 inches | 0.406 meters |
17 inches | 0.432 meters |
18 inches | 0.457 meters |