48 centimeters in meters

Conversion formula
How to convert 48 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: 48 ⁢ cm = 0.48 ⁢ m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 2.08333333333333 times 48 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 48 centimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{2.08333333333333}}$ meters.

Approximation

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