988 meters in centimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 988 meters to centimeters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{m}=100\mathrm{cm}$

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

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

Conclusion: 988 ⁢ m = 98800 ⁢ cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 1.01214574898785e-05 times 988 meters.

It can also be expressed as: 988 meters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{1.01214574898785e-05}}$ centimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: nine hundred and eighty-eight meters is about ninety-eight thousand, eight hundred centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero times nine hundred and eighty-eight meters.