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 240 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 240 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

240 dm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 240 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 78.740157480315 ft

The final result is:

240 dm → 78.740157480315 ft

We conclude that 240 decimeters is equivalent to 78.740157480315 feet:

240 decimeters = 78.740157480315 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.0127 × 240 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 240 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0127 feet.

Approximate result

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

240 dm ≅ 78.74 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero one three times two hundred forty 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