509 centimeters in meters

Conversion formula
How to convert 509 centimeters to meters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{cm}=0.01\mathrm{m}$

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

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

Conclusion: 509 ⁢ cm = 5.09 ⁢ m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 0.196463654223969 times 509 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 509 centimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.196463654223969}}$ meters.

Approximation

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