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 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 488 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 cm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 488 cm × 0.01 m
L(m) = 4.88 m
The final result is:
488 cm → 4.88 m
We conclude that 488 centimeters is equivalent to 4.88 meters:
488 centimeters = 4.88 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.20491803278689 × 488 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 488 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20491803278689 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 centimeters is approximately four point eight eight meters:
488 cm ≅ 4.88 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point two zero five times four hundred eighty-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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489 centimeters | 4.89 meters |
490 centimeters | 4.9 meters |
491 centimeters | 4.91 meters |
492 centimeters | 4.92 meters |
493 centimeters | 4.93 meters |
494 centimeters | 4.94 meters |
495 centimeters | 4.95 meters |
496 centimeters | 4.96 meters |
497 centimeters | 4.97 meters |
498 centimeters | 4.98 meters |