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 101 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 101 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

101 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 101 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 1010 cm

The final result is:

101 dm → 1010 cm

We conclude that 101 decimeters is equivalent to 1010 centimeters:

101 decimeters = 1010 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00099009900990099 × 101 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 101 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00099009900990099 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

101 dm ≅ 1010 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times one hundred one 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