Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to meters is 0.001, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.001 meters:

1 mm = 0.001 m

To convert 118 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 118 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.001 m

118 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 118 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 0.118 m

The final result is:

118 mm → 0.118 m

We conclude that 118 millimeters is equivalent to 0.118 meters:

118 millimeters = 0.118 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 8.4745762711864 × 118 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 118 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 8.4745762711864 meters.

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 zero point one one eight meters:

118 mm ≅ 0.118 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately eight point four seven five times one hundred eighteen millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to meters chart

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