Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from meters to centimeters is 100, which means that 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters:
1 m = 100 cm
To convert 5 meters into centimeters we have to multiply 5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 m → 100 cm
5 m → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 5 m × 100 cm
L(cm) = 500 cm
The final result is:
5 m → 500 cm
We conclude that 5 meters is equivalent to 500 centimeters:
5 meters = 500 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.002 × 5 meters.
Another way is saying that 5 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five meters is approximately five hundred centimeters:
5 m ≅ 500 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times five meters.
Conversion table
meters to centimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters to centimeters
meters (m) | centimeters (cm) |
---|---|
6 meters | 600 centimeters |
7 meters | 700 centimeters |
8 meters | 800 centimeters |
9 meters | 900 centimeters |
10 meters | 1000 centimeters |
11 meters | 1100 centimeters |
12 meters | 1200 centimeters |
13 meters | 1300 centimeters |
14 meters | 1400 centimeters |
15 meters | 1500 centimeters |