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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 742 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 742 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

742 cm → L(m)

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

L(m) = 742 cm × 0.01 m

L(m) = 7.42 m

The final result is:

742 cm → 7.42 m

We conclude that 742 centimeters is equivalent to 7.42 meters:

742 centimeters = 7.42 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.13477088948787 × 742 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 742 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.13477088948787 meters.

Approximate result

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

742 cm ≅ 7.42 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one three five times seven hundred forty-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)
743 centimeters 7.43 meters
744 centimeters 7.44 meters
745 centimeters 7.45 meters
746 centimeters 7.46 meters
747 centimeters 7.47 meters
748 centimeters 7.48 meters
749 centimeters 7.49 meters
750 centimeters 7.5 meters
751 centimeters 7.51 meters
752 centimeters 7.52 meters