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 160 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 160 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

160 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 160 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 1600 cm

The final result is:

160 dm → 1600 cm

We conclude that 160 decimeters is equivalent to 1600 centimeters:

160 decimeters = 1600 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.000625 × 160 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 160 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.000625 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

160 dm ≅ 1600 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times one hundred sixty 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