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 490 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 490 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
490 mm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 490 mm × 0.1 cm
L(cm) = 49 cm
The final result is:
490 mm → 49 cm
We conclude that 490 millimeters is equivalent to 49 centimeters:
490 millimeters = 49 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.020408163265306 × 490 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 490 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020408163265306 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety millimeters is approximately forty-nine centimeters:
490 mm ≅ 49 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero two times four hundred ninety 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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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 |
499 millimeters | 49.9 centimeters |
500 millimeters | 50 centimeters |