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 20.5 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 20.5 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

20.5 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 20.5 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 205 cm

The final result is:

20.5 dm → 205 cm

We conclude that 20.5 decimeters is equivalent to 205 centimeters:

20.5 decimeters = 205 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0048780487804878 × 20.5 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 20.5 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0048780487804878 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

20.5 dm ≅ 205 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero five times twenty point five 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