Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to centimeters is 0.1, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.1 centimeters:

1 mm = 0.1 cm

To convert 115 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 115 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.1 cm

115 mm → L_(cm)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:

L_(cm) = 115 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 11.5 cm

The final result is:

115 mm → 11.5 cm

We conclude that 115 millimeters is equivalent to 11.5 centimeters:

115 millimeters = 11.5 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.08695652173913 × 115 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 115 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.08695652173913 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred fifteen millimeters is approximately eleven point five centimeters:

115 mm ≅ 11.5 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero eight seven times one hundred fifteen millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to centimeters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from millimeters to centimeters