55 millimeters in centimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 55 millimeters is equivalent to 5.5 centimeters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 55 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 / 55 mm = 0.1 cm / x cm

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

x cm = (55 mm / 1 mm) * 0.1 cm → x cm = 5.5 cm

Conclusion:

55 mm = 5.5 cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.181818181818182 times 55 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 55 millimeters is equal to 1 / 0.181818181818182 centimeters.

Approximation

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