85 millimeters in centimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 85 millimeters to centimeters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{mm}=0.1\mathrm{cm}$

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

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

Conclusion: 85 ⁢ mm = 8.5 ⁢ cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.117647058823529 times 85 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 85 millimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.117647058823529}}$ centimeters.

Approximation

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