Unit Converter
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 142 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 142 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
142 cm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 142 cm × 0.01 m
L(m) = 1.42 m
The final result is:
142 cm → 1.42 m
We conclude that 142 centimeters is equivalent to 1.42 meters:
142 centimeters = 1.42 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.70422535211268 × 142 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 142 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.70422535211268 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred forty-two centimeters is approximately one point four two meters:
142 cm ≅ 1.42 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point seven zero four times one hundred forty-two 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
centimeters (cm) | meters (m) |
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143 centimeters | 1.43 meters |
144 centimeters | 1.44 meters |
145 centimeters | 1.45 meters |
146 centimeters | 1.46 meters |
147 centimeters | 1.47 meters |
148 centimeters | 1.48 meters |
149 centimeters | 1.49 meters |
150 centimeters | 1.5 meters |
151 centimeters | 1.51 meters |
152 centimeters | 1.52 meters |