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 137 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 137 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
137 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 137 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 13.7 dm
The final result is:
137 cm → 13.7 dm
We conclude that 137 centimeters is equivalent to 13.7 decimeters:
137 centimeters = 13.7 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.072992700729927 × 137 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 137 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.072992700729927 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred thirty-seven centimeters is approximately thirteen point seven decimeters:
137 cm ≅ 13.7 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero seven three times one hundred thirty-seven 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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138 centimeters | 13.8 decimeters |
139 centimeters | 13.9 decimeters |
140 centimeters | 14 decimeters |
141 centimeters | 14.1 decimeters |
142 centimeters | 14.2 decimeters |
143 centimeters | 14.3 decimeters |
144 centimeters | 14.4 decimeters |
145 centimeters | 14.5 decimeters |
146 centimeters | 14.6 decimeters |
147 centimeters | 14.7 decimeters |