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 685 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 685 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

685 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 685 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 6.85 m

The final result is:

685 cm → 6.85 m

We conclude that 685 centimeters is equivalent to 6.85 meters:

685 centimeters = 6.85 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.14598540145985 × 685 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 685 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.14598540145985 meters.

Approximate result

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

685 cm ≅ 6.85 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one four six times six hundred eighty-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