Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to feet is 0.32808398950131, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.32808398950131 feet:

1 dm = 0.32808398950131 ft

To convert 24.2 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 24.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.32808398950131 ft

24.2 dm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 24.2 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 7.9396325459318 ft

The final result is:

24.2 dm → 7.9396325459318 ft

We conclude that 24.2 decimeters is equivalent to 7.9396325459318 feet:

24.2 decimeters = 7.9396325459318 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.12595041322314 × 24.2 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 24.2 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12595041322314 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-four point two decimeters is approximately seven point nine four feet:

24.2 dm ≅ 7.94 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point one two six times twenty-four point two decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to feet chart

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