88 millimeters in centimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 88 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: 88 ⁢ mm = 8.8 ⁢ cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.113636363636364 times 88 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 88 millimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.113636363636364}}$ centimeters.

Approximation

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