Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from millimeters to inches is 0.039370078740157, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.039370078740157 inches:
1 mm = 0.039370078740157 in
To convert 5.5 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 5.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mm → 0.039370078740157 in
5.5 mm → L(in)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in inches:
L(in) = 5.5 mm × 0.039370078740157 in
L(in) = 0.21653543307087 in
The final result is:
5.5 mm → 0.21653543307087 in
We conclude that 5.5 millimeters is equivalent to 0.21653543307087 inches:
5.5 millimeters = 0.21653543307087 inches
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 4.6181818181818 × 5.5 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 5.5 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 4.6181818181818 inches.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point five millimeters is approximately zero point two one seven inches:
5.5 mm ≅ 0.217 in
An alternative is also that one inch is approximately four point six one eight times five point five millimeters.
Conversion table
millimeters to inches chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from millimeters to inches
millimeters (mm) | inches (in) |
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6.5 millimeters | 0.256 inches |
7.5 millimeters | 0.295 inches |
8.5 millimeters | 0.335 inches |
9.5 millimeters | 0.374 inches |
10.5 millimeters | 0.413 inches |
11.5 millimeters | 0.453 inches |
12.5 millimeters | 0.492 inches |
13.5 millimeters | 0.531 inches |
14.5 millimeters | 0.571 inches |
15.5 millimeters | 0.61 inches |