50 millimeters in centimeters

Result

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

Conversion formula
How to convert 50 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 / 50 mm = 0.1 cm / x cm

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

x cm = (50 mm / 1 mm) * 0.1 cm → x cm = 5.0 cm

Conclusion:

50 mm = 5.0 cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.2 times 50 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 50 millimeters is equal to 1 / 0.2 centimeters.

Approximation

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