Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to decimeters is 3.048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 3.048 decimeters:

1 ft = 3.048 dm

To convert 157 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 157 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 3.048 dm

157 ft → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 157 ft × 3.048 dm

L_(dm) = 478.536 dm

The final result is:

157 ft → 478.536 dm

We conclude that 157 feet is equivalent to 478.536 decimeters:

157 feet = 478.536 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0020897069394988 × 157 feet.

Another way is saying that 157 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020897069394988 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred fifty-seven feet is approximately four hundred seventy-eight point five three six decimeters:

157 ft ≅ 478.536 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times one hundred fifty-seven feet.

Conversion table

feet to decimeters chart

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