Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from inches to decimeters is 0.254, which means that 1 inch is equal to 0.254 decimeters:
1 in = 0.254 dm
To convert 4.2 inches into decimeters we have to multiply 4.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 in → 0.254 dm
4.2 in → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 4.2 in × 0.254 dm
L(dm) = 1.0668 dm
The final result is:
4.2 in → 1.0668 dm
We conclude that 4.2 inches is equivalent to 1.0668 decimeters:
4.2 inches = 1.0668 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.93738282714661 × 4.2 inches.
Another way is saying that 4.2 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.93738282714661 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point two inches is approximately one point zero six seven decimeters:
4.2 in ≅ 1.067 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point nine three seven times four point two inches.
Conversion table
inches to decimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from inches to decimeters
inches (in) | decimeters (dm) |
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5.2 inches | 1.321 decimeters |
6.2 inches | 1.575 decimeters |
7.2 inches | 1.829 decimeters |
8.2 inches | 2.083 decimeters |
9.2 inches | 2.337 decimeters |
10.2 inches | 2.591 decimeters |
11.2 inches | 2.845 decimeters |
12.2 inches | 3.099 decimeters |
13.2 inches | 3.353 decimeters |
14.2 inches | 3.607 decimeters |