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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 10.2 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 10.2 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

10.2 dm → L(cm)

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

L(cm) = 10.2 dm × 10 cm

L(cm) = 102 cm

The final result is:

10.2 dm → 102 cm

We conclude that 10.2 decimeters is equivalent to 102 centimeters:

10.2 decimeters = 102 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0098039215686275 × 10.2 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 10.2 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0098039215686275 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

10.2 dm ≅ 102 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero one times ten point two 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)
11.2 decimeters 112 centimeters
12.2 decimeters 122 centimeters
13.2 decimeters 132 centimeters
14.2 decimeters 142 centimeters
15.2 decimeters 152 centimeters
16.2 decimeters 162 centimeters
17.2 decimeters 172 centimeters
18.2 decimeters 182 centimeters
19.2 decimeters 192 centimeters
20.2 decimeters 202 centimeters