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 511 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 511 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

511 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 511 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 51.1 cm

The final result is:

511 mm → 51.1 cm

We conclude that 511 millimeters is equivalent to 51.1 centimeters:

511 millimeters = 51.1 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.019569471624266 × 511 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 511 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.019569471624266 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred eleven millimeters is approximately fifty-one point one centimeters:

511 mm ≅ 51.1 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero two times five hundred eleven 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