Centimetre to Metre Calculator

What is a centimetre?

A centimetre is a metric unit of length used to measure tiny distances and objects. The sign cm is used to write it. It’s also the length unit in the International System of Units (SI), which is the current version of the metric system. It’s the same as 1/100 metres.

The notion of a centimetre is based on the SI unit of a metre, and the prefix “centi” indicates that it is equal to one-tenth of a metre. The decimal system defines the metric’s range as factors ranging from 10-18 to 1018, with no prefix and 1 as the factor. The metre serves as the foundation in this case. 

What is a metre?

In the International System of Units, a metre, or metre (symbol: m), is the basic unit of length and distance (SI). The metre is the distance that light travels in 1/299 792-458 of a second. In 2019, this definition was somewhat altered to match changes in the second’s meaning.

The metre is the SI unit of length and is used in a variety of applications across the world, including measuring distance, height, length, and breadth. The United States is one prominent exception, as it frequently employs yards, inches, feet, and miles instead of metres in everyday situations.

Common facts about metre

• One metre equals 100 centimetres
• Ten millimetres make up one centimetre.
• The centimetre, abbreviated as cm, is the metric unit of measurement.
• When calculating the surface area of an item, the measuring unit is converted to cm2.
• The measurement unit is converted to cm3 when measuring the volume of an item.

Calculation of 1 centimetre into metre

A centimetre is one-tenth of a metre, as we all know. As a result, one metre will include 100 centimetres.

100 cm = 1 m

Or

1 cm = 1/100 m

Conversion table of 1 centimetre into metres

Examples

Example 1: 

Convert 750 cm to m.

Solution:

We know that 1 cm is equal to 0.01 metres

To convert 750 cm to m, multiply 750 cm by 0.01 m, we get

75 cm = 750 x 0.01 m

75 cm = 7.5 m

Therefore, 75 cm is equal to 7.5 m.

Example 2:

Convert 21 cm to metres.

Solution:

1 cm = 0.01 m

Therefore, 21 cm = 21 x 0.01 

210 cm = 0.21 m

Hence, 210 cm is equal to 0.21 m.

Example 3:

convert 5cm to metres.

solution

As we know, 1 cm = 1/100 m

To get the value of 100 cm in metres, we will divide 5 cm

by 100.

=  5/100

= 0.05 metres

Hence, 50 cm is equal to 0.05 metres.