55 centimeters in millimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 55 centimeters to millimeters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{cm}=10\mathrm{mm}$

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

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

Conclusion: 55 ⁢ cm = 550 ⁢ mm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00181818181818182 times 55 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 55 centimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.00181818181818182}}$ millimeters.

Approximation

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