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 1240 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 1240 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

1240 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1240 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 12.4 m

The final result is:

1240 cm → 12.4 m

We conclude that 1240 centimeters is equivalent to 12.4 meters:

1240 centimeters = 12.4 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.080645161290323 × 1240 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 1240 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.080645161290323 meters.

Approximate result

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

1240 cm ≅ 12.4 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero eight one times one thousand two hundred forty 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