Unit Converter
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) |
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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 |