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 1250 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 1250 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

1250 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 1250 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 12500 cm

The final result is:

1250 dm → 12500 cm

We conclude that 1250 decimeters is equivalent to 12500 centimeters:

1250 decimeters = 12500 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 8.0E-5 × 1250 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1250 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 8.0E-5 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

1250 dm ≅ 12500 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred fifty 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