Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from centimeters to decimeters is 0.1, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.1 decimeters:
1 cm = 0.1 dm
To convert 31.4 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 31.4 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 cm → 0.1 dm
31.4 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 31.4 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 3.14 dm
The final result is:
31.4 cm → 3.14 dm
We conclude that 31.4 centimeters is equivalent to 3.14 decimeters:
31.4 centimeters = 3.14 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.31847133757962 × 31.4 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 31.4 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.31847133757962 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-one point four centimeters is approximately three point one four decimeters:
31.4 cm ≅ 3.14 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point three one eight times thirty-one point four centimeters.
Conversion table
centimeters to decimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to decimeters
centimeters (cm) | decimeters (dm) |
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32.4 centimeters | 3.24 decimeters |
33.4 centimeters | 3.34 decimeters |
34.4 centimeters | 3.44 decimeters |
35.4 centimeters | 3.54 decimeters |
36.4 centimeters | 3.64 decimeters |
37.4 centimeters | 3.74 decimeters |
38.4 centimeters | 3.84 decimeters |
39.4 centimeters | 3.94 decimeters |
40.4 centimeters | 4.04 decimeters |
41.4 centimeters | 4.14 decimeters |