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 12 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 12 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

12 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 12 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 120 cm

The final result is:

12 dm → 120 cm

We conclude that 12 decimeters is equivalent to 120 centimeters:

12 decimeters = 120 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0083333333333333 × 12 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 12 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0083333333333333 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

12 dm ≅ 120 cm

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