Unit Converter
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 17 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 17 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
17 dm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 17 dm × 10 cm
L(cm) = 170 cm
The final result is:
17 dm → 170 cm
We conclude that 17 decimeters is equivalent to 170 centimeters:
17 decimeters = 170 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0058823529411765 × 17 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 17 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0058823529411765 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen decimeters is approximately one hundred seventy centimeters:
17 dm ≅ 170 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero six times seventeen 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
decimeters (dm) | centimeters (cm) |
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18 decimeters | 180 centimeters |
19 decimeters | 190 centimeters |
20 decimeters | 200 centimeters |
21 decimeters | 210 centimeters |
22 decimeters | 220 centimeters |
23 decimeters | 230 centimeters |
24 decimeters | 240 centimeters |
25 decimeters | 250 centimeters |
26 decimeters | 260 centimeters |
27 decimeters | 270 centimeters |