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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to decimeters is 10, which means that 1 meter is equal to 10 decimeters:

1 m = 10 dm

To convert 4.2 meters into decimeters we have to multiply 4.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 10 dm

4.2 m → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 4.2 m × 10 dm

L(dm) = 42 dm

The final result is:

4.2 m → 42 dm

We conclude that 4.2 meters is equivalent to 42 decimeters:

4.2 meters = 42 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.023809523809524 × 4.2 meters.

Another way is saying that 4.2 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023809523809524 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point two meters is approximately forty-two decimeters:

4.2 m ≅ 42 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero two four times four point two meters.

Conversion table

meters to decimeters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters to decimeters

meters (m) decimeters (dm)
5.2 meters 52 decimeters
6.2 meters 62 decimeters
7.2 meters 72 decimeters
8.2 meters 82 decimeters
9.2 meters 92 decimeters
10.2 meters 102 decimeters
11.2 meters 112 decimeters
12.2 meters 122 decimeters
13.2 meters 132 decimeters
14.2 meters 142 decimeters