Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to inches is 3.9370078740157, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 3.9370078740157 inches:

1 dm = 3.9370078740157 in

To convert 1 decimeter into inches we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 3.9370078740157 in

1 dm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 1 dm × 3.9370078740157 in

L_(in) = 3.9370078740157 in

The final result is:

1 dm → 3.9370078740157 in

We conclude that 1 decimeter is equivalent to 3.9370078740157 inches:

1 decimeter = 3.9370078740157 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.254 × 1 decimeter.

Another way is saying that 1 decimeter is equal to 1 ÷ 0.254 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one decimeter is approximately three point nine three seven inches:

1 dm ≅ 3.937 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point two five four times one decimeter.

Conversion table

decimeters to inches chart

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