To convert from one unit to another unit, a conversion factor is needed. This is a value that would relate the original unit to the desired unit. We either multiply or divide this value depending on what is being asked in the problem. For this problem, the conversion factor would be 1/100 which means that in 1 m there is 100 cm. We do the conversion as follows:
293 cm ( 1 m / 100 cm ) = 2.93 m
