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 488.5 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 488.5 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
488.5 cm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 488.5 cm × 0.01 m
L(m) = 4.885 m
The final result is:
488.5 cm → 4.885 m
We conclude that 488.5 centimeters is equivalent to 4.885 meters:
488.5 centimeters = 4.885 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.20470829068577 × 488.5 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 488.5 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20470829068577 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-eight point five centimeters is approximately four point eight eight five meters:
488.5 cm ≅ 4.885 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point two zero five times four hundred eighty-eight point five 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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489.5 centimeters | 4.895 meters |
490.5 centimeters | 4.905 meters |
491.5 centimeters | 4.915 meters |
492.5 centimeters | 4.925 meters |
493.5 centimeters | 4.935 meters |
494.5 centimeters | 4.945 meters |
495.5 centimeters | 4.955 meters |
496.5 centimeters | 4.965 meters |
497.5 centimeters | 4.975 meters |
498.5 centimeters | 4.985 meters |