5 centimeters in millimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 5 centimeters is equivalent to 50 millimeters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 5 centimeters to millimeters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 cm = 10 mm.

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of millimeters.

1 cm / 5 cm = 10 mm / x mm

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

x mm = (5 cm / 1 cm) * 10 mm → x mm = 50 mm

Conclusion:

5 cm = 50 mm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.02 times 5 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 5 centimeters is equal to 1 / 0.02 millimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: five centimeters is about zero millimeters, or alternatively, a millimeter is about zero times five centimeters.