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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 138 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 138 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

138 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 138 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 13.8 dm

The final result is:

138 cm → 13.8 dm

We conclude that 138 centimeters is equivalent to 13.8 decimeters:

138 centimeters = 13.8 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.072463768115942 × 138 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 138 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.072463768115942 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

138 cm ≅ 13.8 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero seven two times one hundred thirty-eight 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)
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
148 centimeters 14.8 decimeters