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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 165 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 165 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

165 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 165 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 16.5 dm

The final result is:

165 cm → 16.5 dm

We conclude that 165 centimeters is equivalent to 16.5 decimeters:

165 centimeters = 16.5 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.060606060606061 × 165 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 165 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.060606060606061 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

165 cm ≅ 16.5 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero six one times one hundred sixty-five 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)
166 centimeters 16.6 decimeters
167 centimeters 16.7 decimeters
168 centimeters 16.8 decimeters
169 centimeters 16.9 decimeters
170 centimeters 17 decimeters
171 centimeters 17.1 decimeters
172 centimeters 17.2 decimeters
173 centimeters 17.3 decimeters
174 centimeters 17.4 decimeters
175 centimeters 17.5 decimeters