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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 480 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 480 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

480 cm → L(m)

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

L(m) = 480 cm × 0.01 m

L(m) = 4.8 m

The final result is:

480 cm → 4.8 m

We conclude that 480 centimeters is equivalent to 4.8 meters:

480 centimeters = 4.8 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.20833333333333 × 480 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 480 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20833333333333 meters.

Approximate result

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

480 cm ≅ 4.8 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point two zero eight times four hundred eighty 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)
481 centimeters 4.81 meters
482 centimeters 4.82 meters
483 centimeters 4.83 meters
484 centimeters 4.84 meters
485 centimeters 4.85 meters
486 centimeters 4.86 meters
487 centimeters 4.87 meters
488 centimeters 4.88 meters
489 centimeters 4.89 meters
490 centimeters 4.9 meters