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 980 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 980 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

980 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 980 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 9.8 m

The final result is:

980 cm → 9.8 m

We conclude that 980 centimeters is equivalent to 9.8 meters:

980 centimeters = 9.8 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.10204081632653 × 980 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 980 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10204081632653 meters.

Approximate result

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

980 cm ≅ 9.8 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one zero two times nine hundred eighty 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