Remember K H D | d c m (kilo, hecto, deka, (liter, meter, gram), deci, centi, milli). Centimeters are one place to the left of millimeters. So you have to move the decimal place once to the left. You will get 5 mm = .5 cm.
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There are 20 millimeters in 2 centimeters.
5 centimeters=50 millimeters, because there are 10 mm per 1 cmThere are 10 mm per every cm. So 5 cm is 50 mm. A mm is 1/10 of a cm, so you have to use 10 times as many mm to have the same amount.
There are 10 mm in one centimeters (cm), so there is 1/10th of a cm in one mm.
5 millimeters is .5 centimeters. To convert from millimeters to centimeters, move the decimal point one place to the left. This accounts for the power of ten between the centimeter and millimeter metric bases.
1 centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters. Therefore, 5 centimeters is equal to 50 millimeters.