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 118 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 118 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

118 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 118 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 11.8 cm

The final result is:

118 mm → 11.8 cm

We conclude that 118 millimeters is equivalent to 11.8 centimeters:

118 millimeters = 11.8 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.084745762711864 × 118 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 118 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.084745762711864 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

118 mm ≅ 11.8 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero eight five times one hundred eighteen 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