Unit Converter
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 488 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 488 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
488 mm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 488 mm × 0.1 cm
L(cm) = 48.8 cm
The final result is:
488 mm → 48.8 cm
We conclude that 488 millimeters is equivalent to 48.8 centimeters:
488 millimeters = 48.8 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.020491803278689 × 488 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 488 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020491803278689 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-eight millimeters is approximately forty-eight point eight centimeters:
488 mm ≅ 48.8 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero two times four hundred eighty-eight 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
millimeters (mm) | centimeters (cm) |
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489 millimeters | 48.9 centimeters |
490 millimeters | 49 centimeters |
491 millimeters | 49.1 centimeters |
492 millimeters | 49.2 centimeters |
493 millimeters | 49.3 centimeters |
494 millimeters | 49.4 centimeters |
495 millimeters | 49.5 centimeters |
496 millimeters | 49.6 centimeters |
497 millimeters | 49.7 centimeters |
498 millimeters | 49.8 centimeters |