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 790 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 790 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

790 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 790 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 7.9 m

The final result is:

790 cm → 7.9 m

We conclude that 790 centimeters is equivalent to 7.9 meters:

790 centimeters = 7.9 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.12658227848101 × 790 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 790 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12658227848101 meters.

Approximate result

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

790 cm ≅ 7.9 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one two seven times seven hundred ninety 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