Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet to decimeters is 3.048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 3.048 decimeters:
1 ft = 3.048 dm
To convert 4.2 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 4.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft → 3.048 dm
4.2 ft → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 4.2 ft × 3.048 dm
L(dm) = 12.8016 dm
The final result is:
4.2 ft → 12.8016 dm
We conclude that 4.2 feet is equivalent to 12.8016 decimeters:
4.2 feet = 12.8016 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.078115235595551 × 4.2 feet.
Another way is saying that 4.2 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.078115235595551 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point two feet is approximately twelve point eight zero two decimeters:
4.2 ft ≅ 12.802 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero seven eight times four point two feet.
Conversion table
feet to decimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to decimeters
feet (ft) | decimeters (dm) |
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5.2 feet | 15.85 decimeters |
6.2 feet | 18.898 decimeters |
7.2 feet | 21.946 decimeters |
8.2 feet | 24.994 decimeters |
9.2 feet | 28.042 decimeters |
10.2 feet | 31.09 decimeters |
11.2 feet | 34.138 decimeters |
12.2 feet | 37.186 decimeters |
13.2 feet | 40.234 decimeters |
14.2 feet | 43.282 decimeters |