Convert m³ to cm³
for 8th grade

Convert cubic metres to cubic centimetres

Converting between decimal units of volume like metres cubed or centimetres cubed can be done by converting each dimension of the volume separately, then multiplying the converted dimensions. So when converting cubic metres to cubic centimetres, think about the length, width and depth of that volume separately as a certain length in metres that must be converted to centimetres.

So a body with a volume of 1 cubic metre imagined as a regular cube with sides of 1 metre can be converted to a cube with sides of length 100 cm. The volume of the cube in cm³ is then 100 cm x 100 cm x 100 cm = 1,000,000 cm³

Similarly, a volume of 7.7 m³ could be thought of as a cuboid with dimensions of 7.7 m, 1 m and 1 m. Converting these dimensions to centimetres gives us a cuboid of 770 cm x 100 cm x 100 cm which is 7,700,000 cm³. By converting each dimension of the volume first to the target units, it becomes easier to convert the total volume to the desired units.