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 470 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 470 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

470 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 470 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 4.7 m

The final result is:

470 cm → 4.7 m

We conclude that 470 centimeters is equivalent to 4.7 meters:

470 centimeters = 4.7 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.21276595744681 × 470 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 470 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.21276595744681 meters.

Approximate result

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

470 cm ≅ 4.7 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point two one three times four hundred seventy 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