490 centimeters in meters

Result

The conversion result is: 490 centimeters is equivalent to 4.9 meters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 490 centimeters to meters?

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

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

1 cm / 490 cm = 0.01 m / x m

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

x m = (490 cm / 1 cm) * 0.01 m → x m = 4.9 m

Conclusion:

490 cm = 4.9 m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 0.204081632653061 times 490 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 490 centimeters is equal to 1 / 0.204081632653061 meters.

Approximation

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