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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 155.5 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 155.5 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

155.5 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 155.5 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 15.55 dm

The final result is:

155.5 cm → 15.55 dm

We conclude that 155.5 centimeters is equivalent to 15.55 decimeters:

155.5 centimeters = 15.55 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.064308681672026 × 155.5 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 155.5 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.064308681672026 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

155.5 cm ≅ 15.55 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero six four times one hundred fifty-five point five 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)
156.5 centimeters 15.65 decimeters
157.5 centimeters 15.75 decimeters
158.5 centimeters 15.85 decimeters
159.5 centimeters 15.95 decimeters
160.5 centimeters 16.05 decimeters
161.5 centimeters 16.15 decimeters
162.5 centimeters 16.25 decimeters
163.5 centimeters 16.35 decimeters
164.5 centimeters 16.45 decimeters
165.5 centimeters 16.55 decimeters