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 24 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 24 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
24 dm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 24 dm × 10 cm
L(cm) = 240 cm
The final result is:
24 dm → 240 cm
We conclude that 24 decimeters is equivalent to 240 centimeters:
24 decimeters = 240 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0041666666666667 × 24 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 24 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0041666666666667 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-four decimeters is approximately two hundred forty centimeters:
24 dm ≅ 240 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero four times twenty-four 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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25 decimeters | 250 centimeters |
26 decimeters | 260 centimeters |
27 decimeters | 270 centimeters |
28 decimeters | 280 centimeters |
29 decimeters | 290 centimeters |
30 decimeters | 300 centimeters |
31 decimeters | 310 centimeters |
32 decimeters | 320 centimeters |
33 decimeters | 330 centimeters |
34 decimeters | 340 centimeters |