Metre to Inch Calculator

What are Metres and Inches?

People from different parts of the world use different units and systems for measuring length. The units inch and metre are used frequently for measuring the length of many things. As such, to measure lengths in any part of the world, it is necessary to be able to convert lengths in metres to inches and vice versa. Before we learn about how to convert metres to inches, let us look at what they are and how they are defined.

In the SI units or the International System of Units, a metre is the base unit of length. It is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 of a second.

An inch is a unit of length commonly used in the British imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement. It can be defined as 1/36 of a yard, or a twelfth of afoot. Let us see how we can convert from a length in metres to its equivalent in inches.

How to Convert Metre to Inch?

To convert a length in metres to its equivalent in inches, follow the steps given below.

1. Write down the length in metres.

2. 1 metre is equal to 3.28 feet, while 1 foot is equal to 12 inches.

3. From the statement above, it is clear that 1 metre is equal to 12*3.28 inches. On multiplying, it turns out that 1 metre is equal to 39.36 inches.

4. Multiply the given distance in metres with 39.26 to get the equivalent length in inches.

Let us understand the conversion with an example. We will convert 10 metres to its equivalent length in inches.

Length in metres = 10 metres.

1 metre = 39.36 inches.

So, 10 metres = 10*39.36 inches = 393.6 inches

So, the total length in inches is 393.6 inches.

Metres to Inches Formula

The formula for converting lengths and distances in metres to lengths and distances in inches is given below.

l_i=l_m*39.36

Here, l_i represents the length in inches.

lm represents the length in metres.

This is quite an easy-to-use formula that can help you convert lengths in metres to their corresponding lengths in inches very easily.

Metre to Inch Conversion Table

Check out the table below for a few metres to inch conversions.

These are a few common distances in metres and their equivalent distances in inches. You can use this table for common lengths.

Solved Examples for Metre to Inch Conversion

Check out these examples of metre to inch conversion.

EXAMPLE 1: Convert 1.3 metres to inches

Following the steps mentioned above for metre to inch conversion, we write down the distance in metres first.

Distance in metres = l_m = 1.3 metres

We need to find the distance in inches. The formula l_i=l_m*39.36 gives us the distance in inches.

So, distance in inches = l_i = 1.3*39.36 inches = 51.168 inches.

So, the length in inches is 51.168 inches.

EXAMPLE 2: Convert 752 metres to inches

As shown in Example 1, we write the length in metres.

Length in metres = l_m = 752 metres

So, length in inches = l_i = l_m*39.36 = 752*39.36 inches = 29,598.72 inches

So, the equivalent length is 29,598.72 inches.

You can try out this conversion with any length in metres to get a better understanding of the concept of converting metres to inches.