Unit Converter
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) |
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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 |