Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from meters to centimeters is 100, which means that 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters:
1 m = 100 cm
To convert 1.5 meters into centimeters we have to multiply 1.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 m → 100 cm
1.5 m → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 1.5 m × 100 cm
L(cm) = 150 cm
The final result is:
1.5 m → 150 cm
We conclude that 1.5 meters is equivalent to 150 centimeters:
1.5 meters = 150 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0066666666666667 × 1.5 meters.
Another way is saying that 1.5 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0066666666666667 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one point five meters is approximately one hundred fifty centimeters:
1.5 m ≅ 150 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero seven times one point five meters.
Conversion table
meters to centimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters to centimeters
meters (m) | centimeters (cm) |
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2.5 meters | 250 centimeters |
3.5 meters | 350 centimeters |
4.5 meters | 450 centimeters |
5.5 meters | 550 centimeters |
6.5 meters | 650 centimeters |
7.5 meters | 750 centimeters |
8.5 meters | 850 centimeters |
9.5 meters | 950 centimeters |
10.5 meters | 1050 centimeters |
11.5 meters | 1150 centimeters |