Here is how to convert 1/4 inch to cm. We will give you the fractional answer, the decimal answer, and illustrate the answer on our tape measure.
One inch is equal to 127/50 centimeters. Therefore, to get the fractional answer to 1/4 inch to cm, we multiply 1/4 inch by 127/50 and simplify if necessary.
inches × 127/50 = cm
1/4 × 127/50 = cm
1/4 × 127/50 = 127/200
1/4 inch = 127/200 cm
Centimeters is usually given in decimal form, so we have also converted the fractional answer to 1/4 inch to cm, to decimal form:
127/200 = 0.635
1/4 inch = 0.635 cm
It is sometimes hard to find where a fractional measurement is on a tape measure. Our tape measure image below shows exactly where 1/4 inch is located, so you know exactly where to find it.
The top row of the tape measure is inches, and the bottom row is centimeters. As you can see, we marked 1/4 inch with a green line, so you can see where it is in relation to centimeters.
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