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 72 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 72 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
72 cm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 72 cm × 0.01 m
L(m) = 0.72 m
The final result is:
72 cm → 0.72 m
We conclude that 72 centimeters is equivalent to 0.72 meters:
72 centimeters = 0.72 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 1.3888888888889 × 72 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 72 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.3888888888889 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two centimeters is approximately zero point seven two meters:
72 cm ≅ 0.72 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately one point three eight nine times seventy-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
centimeters (cm) | meters (m) |
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73 centimeters | 0.73 meters |
74 centimeters | 0.74 meters |
75 centimeters | 0.75 meters |
76 centimeters | 0.76 meters |
77 centimeters | 0.77 meters |
78 centimeters | 0.78 meters |
79 centimeters | 0.79 meters |
80 centimeters | 0.8 meters |
81 centimeters | 0.81 meters |
82 centimeters | 0.82 meters |