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 55 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 55 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
55 mm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 55 mm × 0.1 cm
L(cm) = 5.5 cm
The final result is:
55 mm → 5.5 cm
We conclude that 55 millimeters is equivalent to 5.5 centimeters:
55 millimeters = 5.5 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.18181818181818 × 55 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 55 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.18181818181818 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five millimeters is approximately five point five centimeters:
55 mm ≅ 5.5 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point one eight two times fifty-five 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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56 millimeters | 5.6 centimeters |
57 millimeters | 5.7 centimeters |
58 millimeters | 5.8 centimeters |
59 millimeters | 5.9 centimeters |
60 millimeters | 6 centimeters |
61 millimeters | 6.1 centimeters |
62 millimeters | 6.2 centimeters |
63 millimeters | 6.3 centimeters |
64 millimeters | 6.4 centimeters |
65 millimeters | 6.5 centimeters |