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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 4.8 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 4.8 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

4.8 cm → L(m)

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

L(m) = 4.8 cm × 0.01 m

L(m) = 0.048 m

The final result is:

4.8 cm → 0.048 m

We conclude that 4.8 centimeters is equivalent to 0.048 meters:

4.8 centimeters = 0.048 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 20.833333333333 × 4.8 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 4.8 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 20.833333333333 meters.

Approximate result

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

4.8 cm ≅ 0.048 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately twenty point eight three three times four point 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)
5.8 centimeters 0.058 meters
6.8 centimeters 0.068 meters
7.8 centimeters 0.078 meters
8.8 centimeters 0.088 meters
9.8 centimeters 0.098 meters
10.8 centimeters 0.108 meters
11.8 centimeters 0.118 meters
12.8 centimeters 0.128 meters
13.8 centimeters 0.138 meters
14.8 centimeters 0.148 meters