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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 79 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 79 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

79 cm → L(m)

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

L(m) = 79 cm × 0.01 m

L(m) = 0.79 m

The final result is:

79 cm → 0.79 m

We conclude that 79 centimeters is equivalent to 0.79 meters:

79 centimeters = 0.79 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 1.2658227848101 × 79 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 79 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.2658227848101 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-nine centimeters is approximately zero point seven nine meters:

79 cm ≅ 0.79 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately one point two six six times seventy-nine 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)
80 centimeters 0.8 meters
81 centimeters 0.81 meters
82 centimeters 0.82 meters
83 centimeters 0.83 meters
84 centimeters 0.84 meters
85 centimeters 0.85 meters
86 centimeters 0.86 meters
87 centimeters 0.87 meters
88 centimeters 0.88 meters
89 centimeters 0.89 meters