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 970 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 970 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

970 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 970 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 9.7 m

The final result is:

970 cm → 9.7 m

We conclude that 970 centimeters is equivalent to 9.7 meters:

970 centimeters = 9.7 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.10309278350515 × 970 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 970 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10309278350515 meters.

Approximate result

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

970 cm ≅ 9.7 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one zero three times nine hundred seventy 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