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 850 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 850 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

850 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 850 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 8.5 m

The final result is:

850 cm → 8.5 m

We conclude that 850 centimeters is equivalent to 8.5 meters:

850 centimeters = 8.5 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.11764705882353 × 850 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 850 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11764705882353 meters.

Approximate result

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

850 cm ≅ 8.5 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one one eight times eight hundred fifty 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