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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 130 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 130 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

130 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 130 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 13 dm

The final result is:

130 cm → 13 dm

We conclude that 130 centimeters is equivalent to 13 decimeters:

130 centimeters = 13 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.076923076923077 × 130 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 130 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.076923076923077 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

130 cm ≅ 13 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero seven seven times one hundred thirty 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)
131 centimeters 13.1 decimeters
132 centimeters 13.2 decimeters
133 centimeters 13.3 decimeters
134 centimeters 13.4 decimeters
135 centimeters 13.5 decimeters
136 centimeters 13.6 decimeters
137 centimeters 13.7 decimeters
138 centimeters 13.8 decimeters
139 centimeters 13.9 decimeters
140 centimeters 14 decimeters