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 480 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 480 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

480 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 480 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 48 cm

The final result is:

480 mm → 48 cm

We conclude that 480 millimeters is equivalent to 48 centimeters:

480 millimeters = 48 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.020833333333333 × 480 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 480 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020833333333333 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

480 mm ≅ 48 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero two one times four 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