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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 380 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 380 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

380 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 380 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 38 dm

The final result is:

380 cm → 38 dm

We conclude that 380 centimeters is equivalent to 38 decimeters:

380 centimeters = 38 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.026315789473684 × 380 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 380 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.026315789473684 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

380 cm ≅ 38 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero two six times three hundred eighty 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)
381 centimeters 38.1 decimeters
382 centimeters 38.2 decimeters
383 centimeters 38.3 decimeters
384 centimeters 38.4 decimeters
385 centimeters 38.5 decimeters
386 centimeters 38.6 decimeters
387 centimeters 38.7 decimeters
388 centimeters 38.8 decimeters
389 centimeters 38.9 decimeters
390 centimeters 39 decimeters