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 1180 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 1180 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

1180 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 1180 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 118 cm

The final result is:

1180 mm → 118 cm

We conclude that 1180 millimeters is equivalent to 118 centimeters:

1180 millimeters = 118 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0084745762711864 × 1180 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 1180 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0084745762711864 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

1180 mm ≅ 118 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero eight times one thousand one hundred eighty 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