Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from centimeters to decimeters is 0.1, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.1 decimeters:
1 cm = 0.1 dm
To convert 120 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 120 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 cm → 0.1 dm
120 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 120 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 12 dm
The final result is:
120 cm → 12 dm
We conclude that 120 centimeters is equivalent to 12 decimeters:
120 centimeters = 12 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.083333333333333 × 120 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 120 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.083333333333333 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred twenty centimeters is approximately twelve decimeters:
120 cm ≅ 12 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero eight three times one hundred twenty centimeters.
Conversion table
centimeters to decimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to decimeters
centimeters (cm) | decimeters (dm) |
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121 centimeters | 12.1 decimeters |
122 centimeters | 12.2 decimeters |
123 centimeters | 12.3 decimeters |
124 centimeters | 12.4 decimeters |
125 centimeters | 12.5 decimeters |
126 centimeters | 12.6 decimeters |
127 centimeters | 12.7 decimeters |
128 centimeters | 12.8 decimeters |
129 centimeters | 12.9 decimeters |
130 centimeters | 13 decimeters |