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 502 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 502 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

502 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 502 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 5.02 m

The final result is:

502 cm → 5.02 m

We conclude that 502 centimeters is equivalent to 5.02 meters:

502 centimeters = 5.02 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.199203187251 × 502 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 502 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.199203187251 meters.

Approximate result

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

502 cm ≅ 5.02 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one nine nine times five hundred two 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