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 150 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 150 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

150 cm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 150 cm × 0.1 dm

L_(dm) = 15 dm

The final result is:

150 cm → 15 dm

We conclude that 150 centimeters is equivalent to 15 decimeters:

150 centimeters = 15 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.066666666666667 × 150 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 150 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.066666666666667 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

150 cm ≅ 15 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero six seven times one hundred fifty 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