47 centimeters in inches

Conversion formula
How to convert 47 centimeters to inches?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{cm}\approx 0.39370079\mathrm{in}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of inches.

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown $x$:

Conclusion: 47 ⁢ cm ≈ 18.50393713 ⁢ in

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 inch is equal to 0.0540425531914894 times 47 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 47 centimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.0540425531914894}}$ inches.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: forty-seven centimeters is about eighteen point five zero inches, or alternatively, a inch is about zero point zero five times forty-seven centimeters.