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 55 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 55 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
55 cm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 55 cm × 0.01 m
L(m) = 0.55 m
The final result is:
55 cm → 0.55 m
We conclude that 55 centimeters is equivalent to 0.55 meters:
55 centimeters = 0.55 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 1.8181818181818 × 55 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 55 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8181818181818 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five centimeters is approximately zero point five five meters:
55 cm ≅ 0.55 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately one point eight one eight times fifty-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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56 centimeters | 0.56 meters |
57 centimeters | 0.57 meters |
58 centimeters | 0.58 meters |
59 centimeters | 0.59 meters |
60 centimeters | 0.6 meters |
61 centimeters | 0.61 meters |
62 centimeters | 0.62 meters |
63 centimeters | 0.63 meters |
64 centimeters | 0.64 meters |
65 centimeters | 0.65 meters |