5 millimeters in centimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 5 millimeters is equivalent to 0.5 centimeters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 5 millimeters to centimeters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 mm = 0.1 cm.

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

1 mm / 5 mm = 0.1 cm / x cm

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

x cm = (5 mm / 1 mm) * 0.1 cm → x cm = 0.5 cm

Conclusion:

5 mm = 0.5 cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 2 times 5 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 5 millimeters is equal to 1 / 2 centimeters.

Approximation

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