How many cm is 70 shorter than 1m?

To convert meters to centimeters, you need to multiply by 100 since there are 100 centimeters in a meter. Therefore, 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters. To find out how many centimeters 70 is shorter than 1 meter, you would subtract 70 from 100, which equals 30 centimeters. So, 70 centimeters is shorter than 1 meter by 30 centimeters.