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 72 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 72 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
72 mm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 72 mm × 0.1 cm
L(cm) = 7.2 cm
The final result is:
72 mm → 7.2 cm
We conclude that 72 millimeters is equivalent to 7.2 centimeters:
72 millimeters = 7.2 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.13888888888889 × 72 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 72 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.13888888888889 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two millimeters is approximately seven point two centimeters:
72 mm ≅ 7.2 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point one three nine times seventy-two 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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73 millimeters | 7.3 centimeters |
74 millimeters | 7.4 centimeters |
75 millimeters | 7.5 centimeters |
76 millimeters | 7.6 centimeters |
77 millimeters | 7.7 centimeters |
78 millimeters | 7.8 centimeters |
79 millimeters | 7.9 centimeters |
80 millimeters | 8 centimeters |
81 millimeters | 8.1 centimeters |
82 millimeters | 8.2 centimeters |