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 240 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 240 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

240 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 240 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 2.4 m

The final result is:

240 cm → 2.4 m

We conclude that 240 centimeters is equivalent to 2.4 meters:

240 centimeters = 2.4 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.41666666666667 × 240 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 240 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.41666666666667 meters.

Approximate result

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

240 cm ≅ 2.4 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point four one seven times 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