Unit Converter
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 100.2 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 100.2 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
100.2 dm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 100.2 dm × 10 cm
L(cm) = 1002 cm
The final result is:
100.2 dm → 1002 cm
We conclude that 100.2 decimeters is equivalent to 1002 centimeters:
100.2 decimeters = 1002 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00099800399201597 × 100.2 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 100.2 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00099800399201597 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred point two decimeters is approximately one thousand two centimeters:
100.2 dm ≅ 1002 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times one hundred 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) |
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101.2 decimeters | 1012 centimeters |
102.2 decimeters | 1022 centimeters |
103.2 decimeters | 1032 centimeters |
104.2 decimeters | 1042 centimeters |
105.2 decimeters | 1052 centimeters |
106.2 decimeters | 1062 centimeters |
107.2 decimeters | 1072 centimeters |
108.2 decimeters | 1082 centimeters |
109.2 decimeters | 1092 centimeters |
110.2 decimeters | 1102 centimeters |