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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