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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 160 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 160 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

160 cm → L(m)

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

L(m) = 160 cm × 0.01 m

L(m) = 1.6 m

The final result is:

160 cm → 1.6 m

We conclude that 160 centimeters is equivalent to 1.6 meters:

160 centimeters = 1.6 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.625 × 160 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 160 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.625 meters.

Approximate result

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

160 cm ≅ 1.6 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point six two five times one hundred sixty 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)
161 centimeters 1.61 meters
162 centimeters 1.62 meters
163 centimeters 1.63 meters
164 centimeters 1.64 meters
165 centimeters 1.65 meters
166 centimeters 1.66 meters
167 centimeters 1.67 meters
168 centimeters 1.68 meters
169 centimeters 1.69 meters
170 centimeters 1.7 meters