Length Area And Volume Unit Conversions Metric System Examples 29 rows In order to transforms centimeters to meters, all we need to do is use this simple formula cm / 100 = m Another way to do the math is simply shift the decimal point two places toThe centimetre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to onehundredth of a metre 1cm is equivalent to inches Centimeters to Meters formula m = cm Meters The 500 cm to m with solution