Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to decimeters is 0.254, which means that 1 inch is equal to 0.254 decimeters:

1 in = 0.254 dm

To convert 167 inches into decimeters we have to multiply 167 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 0.254 dm

167 in → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 167 in × 0.254 dm

L_(dm) = 42.418 dm

The final result is:

167 in → 42.418 dm

We conclude that 167 inches is equivalent to 42.418 decimeters:

167 inches = 42.418 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.023574897449196 × 167 inches.

Another way is saying that 167 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023574897449196 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred sixty-seven inches is approximately forty-two point four one eight decimeters:

167 in ≅ 42.418 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero two four times one hundred sixty-seven inches.

Conversion table

inches to decimeters chart

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