Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to decimeters is 3.048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 3.048 decimeters:

1 ft = 3.048 dm

To convert 272 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 272 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 3.048 dm

272 ft → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 272 ft × 3.048 dm

L_(dm) = 829.056 dm

The final result is:

272 ft → 829.056 dm

We conclude that 272 feet is equivalent to 829.056 decimeters:

272 feet = 829.056 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0012061911378725 × 272 feet.

Another way is saying that 272 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012061911378725 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

272 ft ≅ 829.056 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times two hundred seventy-two feet.

Conversion table

feet to decimeters chart

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