Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from centimeters to millimeters is 10, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters:
1 cm = 10 mm
To convert 55 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 55 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to millimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 cm → 10 mm
55 cm → L(mm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in millimeters:
L(mm) = 55 cm × 10 mm
L(mm) = 550 mm
The final result is:
55 cm → 550 mm
We conclude that 55 centimeters is equivalent to 550 millimeters:
55 centimeters = 550 millimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0018181818181818 × 55 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 55 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018181818181818 millimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five centimeters is approximately five hundred fifty millimeters:
55 cm ≅ 550 mm
An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times fifty-five centimeters.
Conversion table
centimeters to millimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to millimeters
centimeters (cm) | millimeters (mm) |
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56 centimeters | 560 millimeters |
57 centimeters | 570 millimeters |
58 centimeters | 580 millimeters |
59 centimeters | 590 millimeters |
60 centimeters | 600 millimeters |
61 centimeters | 610 millimeters |
62 centimeters | 620 millimeters |
63 centimeters | 630 millimeters |
64 centimeters | 640 millimeters |
65 centimeters | 650 millimeters |