501 millimeters in meters

Result

The conversion result is: 501 millimeters is equivalent to 0.501 meters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 501 millimeters to meters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 mm = 0.001 m.

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

1 mm / 501 mm = 0.001 m / x m

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

x m = (501 mm / 1 mm) * 0.001 m → x m = 0.501 m

Conclusion:

501 mm = 0.501 m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 1.99600798403194 times 501 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 501 millimeters is equal to 1 / 1.99600798403194 meters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: five hundred and one millimeters is about zero point five zero meters, or alternatively, a meter is about two times five hundred and one millimeters.