55 centimeters in inches

Conversion formula
How to convert 55 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: 55 ⁢ cm ≈ 21.65354345 ⁢ in

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 inch is equal to 0.0461818181818182 times 55 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 55 centimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.0461818181818182}}$ inches.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: fifty-five centimeters is about twenty-one point six four inches, or alternatively, a inch is about zero point zero five times fifty-five centimeters.