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 188 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 188 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
188 cm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 188 cm × 0.01 m
L(m) = 1.88 m
The final result is:
188 cm → 1.88 m
We conclude that 188 centimeters is equivalent to 1.88 meters:
188 centimeters = 1.88 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.53191489361702 × 188 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 188 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.53191489361702 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred eighty-eight centimeters is approximately one point eight eight meters:
188 cm ≅ 1.88 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point five three two times one hundred eighty-eight 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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189 centimeters | 1.89 meters |
190 centimeters | 1.9 meters |
191 centimeters | 1.91 meters |
192 centimeters | 1.92 meters |
193 centimeters | 1.93 meters |
194 centimeters | 1.94 meters |
195 centimeters | 1.95 meters |
196 centimeters | 1.96 meters |
197 centimeters | 1.97 meters |
198 centimeters | 1.98 meters |