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 38.5 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 38.5 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

38.5 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 38.5 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 0.385 m

The final result is:

38.5 cm → 0.385 m

We conclude that 38.5 centimeters is equivalent to 0.385 meters:

38.5 centimeters = 0.385 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 2.5974025974026 × 38.5 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 38.5 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.5974025974026 meters.

Approximate result

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

38.5 cm ≅ 0.385 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately two point five nine seven times thirty-eight point five 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