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240 centimeters is equivalent to 2.4 meters.

We know (by definition) that: 1 cm = 0.01 m

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of meters.

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

Conclusion: 240   cm = 2.4   m

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 0.416666666666667 times 240 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 240 centimeters is equal to 1 0.416666666666667 meters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: two hundred and forty centimeters is about zero meters, or alternatively, a meter is about zero point four two times two hundred and forty centimeters.

Units involved

This is how the units in this conversion are defined:

Centimeters

A centimetre (symbol cm) or centimeter (American spelling) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of1⁄100.

Meters

"The metre (international spelling) or meter (American spelling), (from the Greek noun μέτρον, \"measure\") is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). The SI unit symbol is m. The metre is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299792458 seconds."

[1] The precision is 15 significant digits (fourteen digits to the right of the decimal point).

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