8 centimeters in inches

Conversion formula
How to convert 8 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: 8 ⁢ cm ≈ 3.14960632 ⁢ in

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 inch is equal to 0.3175 times 8 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 8 centimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.3175}}$ inches.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: eight centimeters is about three point one four inches, or alternatively, a inch is about zero point three two times eight centimeters.