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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 240 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 240 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

240 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 240 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 24 dm

The final result is:

240 cm → 24 dm

We conclude that 240 centimeters is equivalent to 24 decimeters:

240 centimeters = 24 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.041666666666667 × 240 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 240 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.041666666666667 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

240 cm ≅ 24 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero four two times two hundred forty 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)
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
249 centimeters 24.9 decimeters
250 centimeters 25 decimeters