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 242 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 242 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

242 dm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 242 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 79.396325459318 ft

The final result is:

242 dm → 79.396325459318 ft

We conclude that 242 decimeters is equivalent to 79.396325459318 feet:

242 decimeters = 79.396325459318 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.012595041322314 × 242 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 242 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012595041322314 feet.

Approximate result

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

242 dm ≅ 79.396 ft

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