8 millimeters in inches

Conversion formula
How to convert 8 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: 8 ⁢ mm ≈ 0.314960632 ⁢ in

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 inch is equal to 3.175 times 8 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 8 millimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{3.175}}$ inches.

Approximation

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