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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 153 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 153 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

153 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 153 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 15.3 dm

The final result is:

153 cm → 15.3 dm

We conclude that 153 centimeters is equivalent to 15.3 decimeters:

153 centimeters = 15.3 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.065359477124183 × 153 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 153 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.065359477124183 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

153 cm ≅ 15.3 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero six five times one hundred fifty-three 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)
154 centimeters 15.4 decimeters
155 centimeters 15.5 decimeters
156 centimeters 15.6 decimeters
157 centimeters 15.7 decimeters
158 centimeters 15.8 decimeters
159 centimeters 15.9 decimeters
160 centimeters 16 decimeters
161 centimeters 16.1 decimeters
162 centimeters 16.2 decimeters
163 centimeters 16.3 decimeters