To convert centimeters to meters, you need to know that 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters.
When converting 8 centimeters to meters, you would perform the following calculation:
\[ \text{meters} = \frac{\text{centimeters}}{100} = \frac{8}{100} = 0.08 \text{ meters} \]
Now, comparing 0.08 meters to 8:
- 0.08 meters is much smaller than 8. In fact, it is 100 times smaller than 8, since 8 centimeters is only 0.08 meters.
So, in conclusion, the number of meters (0.08) is significantly less than 8.