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 74.2 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 74.2 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
74.2 mm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 74.2 mm × 0.1 cm
L(cm) = 7.42 cm
The final result is:
74.2 mm → 7.42 cm
We conclude that 74.2 millimeters is equivalent to 7.42 centimeters:
74.2 millimeters = 7.42 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.13477088948787 × 74.2 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 74.2 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.13477088948787 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-four point two millimeters is approximately seven point four two centimeters:
74.2 mm ≅ 7.42 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point one three five times seventy-four point 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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75.2 millimeters | 7.52 centimeters |
76.2 millimeters | 7.62 centimeters |
77.2 millimeters | 7.72 centimeters |
78.2 millimeters | 7.82 centimeters |
79.2 millimeters | 7.92 centimeters |
80.2 millimeters | 8.02 centimeters |
81.2 millimeters | 8.12 centimeters |
82.2 millimeters | 8.22 centimeters |
83.2 millimeters | 8.32 centimeters |
84.2 millimeters | 8.42 centimeters |