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 960 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 960 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

960 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 960 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 9.6 m

The final result is:

960 cm → 9.6 m

We conclude that 960 centimeters is equivalent to 9.6 meters:

960 centimeters = 9.6 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.10416666666667 × 960 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 960 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10416666666667 meters.

Approximate result

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

960 cm ≅ 9.6 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one zero four times nine hundred sixty 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