Unit Converter
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 48.8 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 48.8 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
48.8 cm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 48.8 cm × 0.01 m
L(m) = 0.488 m
The final result is:
48.8 cm → 0.488 m
We conclude that 48.8 centimeters is equivalent to 0.488 meters:
48.8 centimeters = 0.488 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 2.0491803278689 × 48.8 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 48.8 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0491803278689 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-eight point eight centimeters is approximately zero point four eight eight meters:
48.8 cm ≅ 0.488 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately two point zero four nine times forty-eight 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) |
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49.8 centimeters | 0.498 meters |
50.8 centimeters | 0.508 meters |
51.8 centimeters | 0.518 meters |
52.8 centimeters | 0.528 meters |
53.8 centimeters | 0.538 meters |
54.8 centimeters | 0.548 meters |
55.8 centimeters | 0.558 meters |
56.8 centimeters | 0.568 meters |
57.8 centimeters | 0.578 meters |
58.8 centimeters | 0.588 meters |