Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet to decimeters is 3.048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 3.048 decimeters:
1 ft = 3.048 dm
To convert 1.2 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 1.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft → 3.048 dm
1.2 ft → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 1.2 ft × 3.048 dm
L(dm) = 3.6576 dm
The final result is:
1.2 ft → 3.6576 dm
We conclude that 1.2 feet is equivalent to 3.6576 decimeters:
1.2 feet = 3.6576 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.27340332458443 × 1.2 feet.
Another way is saying that 1.2 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.27340332458443 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one point two feet is approximately three point six five eight decimeters:
1.2 ft ≅ 3.658 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point two seven three times one point two feet.
Conversion table
feet to decimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to decimeters
feet (ft) | decimeters (dm) |
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2.2 feet | 6.706 decimeters |
3.2 feet | 9.754 decimeters |
4.2 feet | 12.802 decimeters |
5.2 feet | 15.85 decimeters |
6.2 feet | 18.898 decimeters |
7.2 feet | 21.946 decimeters |
8.2 feet | 24.994 decimeters |
9.2 feet | 28.042 decimeters |
10.2 feet | 31.09 decimeters |
11.2 feet | 34.138 decimeters |