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To convert a unit from millimeters to inches
multiple steps are necessary as the two units are in a different system of units. Millimeters is in a number form
1
x 10-3 meters (the standard unit of length)
and is one of the metric unit systems and a part of the International System of Units (SI). On the other hand
an inch is a unit of length in a few systems such as in the English units
Imperial units
and the United States customary units. It is basically 1/36th of a yard or 1/12th of a foot.


Direct Rates
1
millimeters = 0.0393700787 inch
1
inch = 25.4 millimeters


Using the Factor-Label Method of Conversion
So
to convert millimeters to inches
method known as the factor-label method of conversion must be done.
1
Firstly
we know that 25.4 x 10-3 meters equals 1 inch. But before that
meters must be converted to millimeters. 1 meter = 1
0
millimeters
2
Considering how 25.4 x 10-3 meters equals an inch
and 1
0
millimeters equals a meter
we can find the relationship between an inch and a millimeter by finding the product of: 25.4 x 10-3 x 1
0
3
This equals to 25.4 millimeters equaling an inch. This basically means that 1 millimeter equals 1/25.4 of an inch.

Work Shown
1
mm / 1 x 10-3 m = 1 m / 100 cm = 1 cm / (1/2.54) in.
Crossing out the meters (m) and centimeters (cm) gives us a relationship between the millimeter (mm) and the inch (in.).