Divide (by 100)
100 cm = 1 m
50 cm = 0.5 m
and so on.
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The 'cm' is much smaller than the 'm', so any length or distance you'reworking with must have more 'cm' in it than it has 'm' .Since you expect a larger number, that should tell you to multiply the 'm'in order to get 'cm'.
There are 100 cm in 1m. 1cm = 1/100m = 0.01m 4cm = 4/100m = 0.04m If you start dealing with area then things change abit as 1m^2 = 1m*1m = 100cm * 100cm = 10000 cm to go from: cm -> m divide by 100 m -> cm multiply by 100 cm^2 -> m^2 divide by 10000 m^2 -> cm^2 multiply by 10000 cm^3 -> m^3 divide by 1000000 m^3 -> cm^3 multiply by 1000000
If you want to convert from m to cm, you need to multiply by 100. (To convert the other way, you divide by 100.)
You multiply times 100 because 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters.