Unit Converter
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 180 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 180 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
180 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 180 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 18 dm
The final result is:
180 cm → 18 dm
We conclude that 180 centimeters is equivalent to 18 decimeters:
180 centimeters = 18 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.055555555555556 × 180 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 180 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.055555555555556 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred eighty centimeters is approximately eighteen decimeters:
180 cm ≅ 18 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero five six times one hundred eighty 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) |
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181 centimeters | 18.1 decimeters |
182 centimeters | 18.2 decimeters |
183 centimeters | 18.3 decimeters |
184 centimeters | 18.4 decimeters |
185 centimeters | 18.5 decimeters |
186 centimeters | 18.6 decimeters |
187 centimeters | 18.7 decimeters |
188 centimeters | 18.8 decimeters |
189 centimeters | 18.9 decimeters |
190 centimeters | 19 decimeters |