Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to feet is 0.32808398950131, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.32808398950131 feet:

1 dm = 0.32808398950131 ft

To convert 14.9 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 14.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.32808398950131 ft

14.9 dm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 14.9 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 4.8884514435696 ft

The final result is:

14.9 dm → 4.8884514435696 ft

We conclude that 14.9 decimeters is equivalent to 4.8884514435696 feet:

14.9 decimeters = 4.8884514435696 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.20456375838926 × 14.9 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 14.9 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20456375838926 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fourteen point nine decimeters is approximately four point eight eight eight feet:

14.9 dm ≅ 4.888 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point two zero five times fourteen point nine decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to feet