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C program to convert centimeter to meter and kilometer


Here, the user has to enter the length in centimeters (cm), and then, convert the length into meters (m), and kilometer (km).

1 Meter = 100 Centimeters
1 Kilometer = 100000 Centimeters

Algorithm

Refer an algorithm given below to convert centimeter into meter and kilometer respectively.

Step 1: Declare variables.
Step 2: Enter length in cm at runtime.
Step 3: Compute meter by using the formula given below.
   meter = centim / 100.0;
Step 4: Compute kilometer by using the formula given below.
   kilometer = centim / 100000.0
Step 5: Print meter.
Step 6: Print kilomete

Example1

Following is the C program to convert centimeter to meter and kilometer respectively −

#include <stdio.h>
int main(){
   float centim, meter, kilometer;
   printf("enter length in cm:\n ");
   scanf("%f", &centim);
   meter = centim / 100.0;
   kilometer = centim / 100000.0;
   printf("length in mtrs = %.4f\n", meter);
   printf("length in km = %.4f", kilometer);
   return 0;
}

Output

When the above program is executed, it produces the following result −

enter length in cm:
length in mtrs = 0.0000
length in km = 0.0000

Example2

Following is the C Program to convert meter to centimeter and kilometer respectively.

#include <stdio.h>
int main(){
   float centim, meter, kilometer;
   printf("enter length in meter:\n ");
   scanf("%f", &meter);
   centim = meter*100.0;
   kilometer = meter / 1000.0;
   printf("length in cm = %.4f\n", centim);
   printf("length in km = %.4f", kilometer);
   return 0;
}

Output

When the above program is executed, it produces the following result −

enter length in meter:
length in cm = 0.0000
length in km = 0.0000