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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 30 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 30 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

30 dm → L(cm)

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

L(cm) = 30 dm × 10 cm

L(cm) = 300 cm

The final result is:

30 dm → 300 cm

We conclude that 30 decimeters is equivalent to 300 centimeters:

30 decimeters = 300 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0033333333333333 × 30 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 30 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0033333333333333 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty decimeters is approximately three hundred centimeters:

30 dm ≅ 300 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero three times thirty 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)
31 decimeters 310 centimeters
32 decimeters 320 centimeters
33 decimeters 330 centimeters
34 decimeters 340 centimeters
35 decimeters 350 centimeters
36 decimeters 360 centimeters
37 decimeters 370 centimeters
38 decimeters 380 centimeters
39 decimeters 390 centimeters
40 decimeters 400 centimeters