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 31.7 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 31.7 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
31.7 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 31.7 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 3.17 dm
The final result is:
31.7 cm → 3.17 dm
We conclude that 31.7 centimeters is equivalent to 3.17 decimeters:
31.7 centimeters = 3.17 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.31545741324921 × 31.7 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 31.7 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.31545741324921 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-one point seven centimeters is approximately three point one seven decimeters:
31.7 cm ≅ 3.17 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point three one five times thirty-one point seven 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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32.7 centimeters | 3.27 decimeters |
33.7 centimeters | 3.37 decimeters |
34.7 centimeters | 3.47 decimeters |
35.7 centimeters | 3.57 decimeters |
36.7 centimeters | 3.67 decimeters |
37.7 centimeters | 3.77 decimeters |
38.7 centimeters | 3.87 decimeters |
39.7 centimeters | 3.97 decimeters |
40.7 centimeters | 4.07 decimeters |
41.7 centimeters | 4.17 decimeters |