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 938 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 938 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

938 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 938 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 9.38 m

The final result is:

938 cm → 9.38 m

We conclude that 938 centimeters is equivalent to 9.38 meters:

938 centimeters = 9.38 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.10660980810235 × 938 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 938 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10660980810235 meters.

Approximate result

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

938 cm ≅ 9.38 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one zero seven times nine hundred thirty-eight 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