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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to millimeters is 10, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters:

1 cm = 10 mm

To convert 47 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 47 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to millimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 10 mm

47 cm → L(mm)

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

L(mm) = 47 cm × 10 mm

L(mm) = 470 mm

The final result is:

47 cm → 470 mm

We conclude that 47 centimeters is equivalent to 470 millimeters:

47 centimeters = 470 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0021276595744681 × 47 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 47 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0021276595744681 millimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-seven centimeters is approximately four hundred seventy millimeters:

47 cm ≅ 470 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times forty-seven centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to millimeters chart

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

centimeters (cm) millimeters (mm)
48 centimeters 480 millimeters
49 centimeters 490 millimeters
50 centimeters 500 millimeters
51 centimeters 510 millimeters
52 centimeters 520 millimeters
53 centimeters 530 millimeters
54 centimeters 540 millimeters
55 centimeters 550 millimeters
56 centimeters 560 millimeters
57 centimeters 570 millimeters