Explications étape par étape:
1 meter 42 centimeters is the same as 1.42 meters because there are 100 centimeters in a meter.
So, 42 centimeters is equal to 0.42 meters.
If we convert 1.42 meters back into centimeters, we get 142 centimeters because 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters.
in meters is 1.42 m and in centimeters is 142 cm.