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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)
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