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 500 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 500 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
500 mm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 500 mm × 0.1 cm
L(cm) = 50 cm
The final result is:
500 mm → 50 cm
We conclude that 500 millimeters is equivalent to 50 centimeters:
500 millimeters = 50 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.02 × 500 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 500 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.02 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred millimeters is approximately fifty centimeters:
500 mm ≅ 50 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero two times five hundred 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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501 millimeters | 50.1 centimeters |
502 millimeters | 50.2 centimeters |
503 millimeters | 50.3 centimeters |
504 millimeters | 50.4 centimeters |
505 millimeters | 50.5 centimeters |
506 millimeters | 50.6 centimeters |
507 millimeters | 50.7 centimeters |
508 millimeters | 50.8 centimeters |
509 millimeters | 50.9 centimeters |
510 millimeters | 51 centimeters |