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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 238 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 238 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

238 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 238 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 23.8 dm

The final result is:

238 cm → 23.8 dm

We conclude that 238 centimeters is equivalent to 23.8 decimeters:

238 centimeters = 23.8 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.042016806722689 × 238 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 238 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.042016806722689 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

238 cm ≅ 23.8 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero four two times two hundred thirty-eight 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)
239 centimeters 23.9 decimeters
240 centimeters 24 decimeters
241 centimeters 24.1 decimeters
242 centimeters 24.2 decimeters
243 centimeters 24.3 decimeters
244 centimeters 24.4 decimeters
245 centimeters 24.5 decimeters
246 centimeters 24.6 decimeters
247 centimeters 24.7 decimeters
248 centimeters 24.8 decimeters