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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 42.2 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 42.2 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

42.2 cm → L(m)

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

L(m) = 42.2 cm × 0.01 m

L(m) = 0.422 m

The final result is:

42.2 cm → 0.422 m

We conclude that 42.2 centimeters is equivalent to 0.422 meters:

42.2 centimeters = 0.422 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 2.3696682464455 × 42.2 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 42.2 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.3696682464455 meters.

Approximate result

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

42.2 cm ≅ 0.422 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately two point three seven times forty-two point two 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)
43.2 centimeters 0.432 meters
44.2 centimeters 0.442 meters
45.2 centimeters 0.452 meters
46.2 centimeters 0.462 meters
47.2 centimeters 0.472 meters
48.2 centimeters 0.482 meters
49.2 centimeters 0.492 meters
50.2 centimeters 0.502 meters
51.2 centimeters 0.512 meters
52.2 centimeters 0.522 meters