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 5500 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 5500 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

5500 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 5500 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 55 m

The final result is:

5500 cm → 55 m

We conclude that 5500 centimeters is equivalent to 55 meters:

5500 centimeters = 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 0.018181818181818 × 5500 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 5500 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.018181818181818 meters.

Approximate result

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

5500 cm ≅ 55 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero one eight times five thousand five hundred 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