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 11.8 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 11.8 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

11.8 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 11.8 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 118 cm

The final result is:

11.8 dm → 118 cm

We conclude that 11.8 decimeters is equivalent to 118 centimeters:

11.8 decimeters = 118 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0084745762711864 × 11.8 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 11.8 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0084745762711864 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

11.8 dm ≅ 118 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero eight times eleven point eight 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