There are 100 centimeters in 1 meter, so 54 centimeters subtracted from 100 centimeters(1 meter) is 100-54=46 so 46 centimeters remain, or 46/100 of the board which is really 23/50 of the board. So basically, your possible answers: 46 centimeters 0.46 meters 46% of the original board 23/50 of the original board