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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 3.7 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 3.7 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

3.7 cm → L(m)

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

L(m) = 3.7 cm × 0.01 m

L(m) = 0.037 m

The final result is:

3.7 cm → 0.037 m

We conclude that 3.7 centimeters is equivalent to 0.037 meters:

3.7 centimeters = 0.037 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 27.027027027027 × 3.7 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 3.7 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 27.027027027027 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three point seven centimeters is approximately zero point zero three seven meters:

3.7 cm ≅ 0.037 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately twenty-seven point zero two seven times three point seven 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)
4.7 centimeters 0.047 meters
5.7 centimeters 0.057 meters
6.7 centimeters 0.067 meters
7.7 centimeters 0.077 meters
8.7 centimeters 0.087 meters
9.7 centimeters 0.097 meters
10.7 centimeters 0.107 meters
11.7 centimeters 0.117 meters
12.7 centimeters 0.127 meters
13.7 centimeters 0.137 meters