17 millimeters in inches

Conversion formula
How to convert 17 millimeters to inches?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{mm}\approx 0.039370079\mathrm{in}$

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

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

Conclusion: 17 ⁢ mm ≈ 0.669291343 ⁢ in

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 inch is equal to 1.49411764705882 times 17 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 17 millimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{1.49411764705882}}$ inches.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: seventeen millimeters is about zero point six seven inches, or alternatively, a inch is about one point four nine times seventeen millimeters.