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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 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)
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