Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to centimeters is 10, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters:

1 dm = 10 cm

To convert 16 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 16 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 10 cm

16 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 16 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 160 cm

The final result is:

16 dm → 160 cm

We conclude that 16 decimeters is equivalent to 160 centimeters:

16 decimeters = 160 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00625 × 16 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 16 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00625 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that sixteen decimeters is approximately one hundred sixty centimeters:

16 dm ≅ 160 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero six times sixteen decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to centimeters chart

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