Unit Converter
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 159 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 159 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
159 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 159 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 15.9 dm
The final result is:
159 cm → 15.9 dm
We conclude that 159 centimeters is equivalent to 15.9 decimeters:
159 centimeters = 15.9 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.062893081761006 × 159 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 159 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.062893081761006 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred fifty-nine centimeters is approximately fifteen point nine decimeters:
159 cm ≅ 15.9 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero six three times one hundred fifty-nine 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) |
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160 centimeters | 16 decimeters |
161 centimeters | 16.1 decimeters |
162 centimeters | 16.2 decimeters |
163 centimeters | 16.3 decimeters |
164 centimeters | 16.4 decimeters |
165 centimeters | 16.5 decimeters |
166 centimeters | 16.6 decimeters |
167 centimeters | 16.7 decimeters |
168 centimeters | 16.8 decimeters |
169 centimeters | 16.9 decimeters |