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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to centimeters is 10, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters:

1 dm = 10 cm

To convert 0.8 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 0.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 10 cm

0.8 dm → L(cm)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:

L(cm) = 0.8 dm × 10 cm

L(cm) = 8 cm

The final result is:

0.8 dm → 8 cm

We conclude that 0.8 decimeters is equivalent to 8 centimeters:

0.8 decimeters = 8 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.125 × 0.8 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 0.8 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.125 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that zero point eight decimeters is approximately eight centimeters:

0.8 dm ≅ 8 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point one two five times zero point eight decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to centimeters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to centimeters

decimeters (dm) centimeters (cm)
1.8 decimeters 18 centimeters
2.8 decimeters 28 centimeters
3.8 decimeters 38 centimeters
4.8 decimeters 48 centimeters
5.8 decimeters 58 centimeters
6.8 decimeters 68 centimeters
7.8 decimeters 78 centimeters
8.8 decimeters 88 centimeters
9.8 decimeters 98 centimeters
10.8 decimeters 108 centimeters