98 centimeters in meters

Conversion formula
How to convert 98 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: 98 ⁢ cm = 0.98 ⁢ m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 1.02040816326531 times 98 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 98 centimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{1.02040816326531}}$ meters.

Approximation

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