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 1250 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 1250 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

1250 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1250 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 1.25 m

The final result is:

1250 mm → 1.25 m

We conclude that 1250 millimeters is equivalent to 1.25 meters:

1250 millimeters = 1.25 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.8 × 1250 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 1250 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.8 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred fifty millimeters is approximately one point two five meters:

1250 mm ≅ 1.25 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point eight times one thousand two hundred fifty 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