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 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 42 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 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 42 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 0.42 m

The final result is:

42 cm → 0.42 m

We conclude that 42 centimeters is equivalent to 0.42 meters:

42 centimeters = 0.42 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 2.3809523809524 × 42 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 42 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.3809523809524 meters.

Approximate result

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

42 cm ≅ 0.42 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately two point three eight one times forty-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