Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to meters is 0.01, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.01 meters:

1 cm = 0.01 m

To convert 120 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 120 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.01 m

120 cm → L_(m)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:

L_(m) = 120 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 1.2 m

The final result is:

120 cm → 1.2 m

We conclude that 120 centimeters is equivalent to 1.2 meters:

120 centimeters = 1.2 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.83333333333333 × 120 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 120 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.83333333333333 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred twenty centimeters is approximately one point two meters:

120 cm ≅ 1.2 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point eight three three times one hundred twenty centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to meters