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 4.8 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 4.8 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
4.8 ft → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 4.8 ft × 3.048 dm
L(dm) = 14.6304 dm
The final result is:
4.8 ft → 14.6304 dm
We conclude that 4.8 feet is equivalent to 14.6304 decimeters:
4.8 feet = 14.6304 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.068350831146107 × 4.8 feet.
Another way is saying that 4.8 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.068350831146107 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point eight feet is approximately fourteen point six three decimeters:
4.8 ft ≅ 14.63 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero six eight times four point eight 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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5.8 feet | 17.678 decimeters |
6.8 feet | 20.726 decimeters |
7.8 feet | 23.774 decimeters |
8.8 feet | 26.822 decimeters |
9.8 feet | 29.87 decimeters |
10.8 feet | 32.918 decimeters |
11.8 feet | 35.966 decimeters |
12.8 feet | 39.014 decimeters |
13.8 feet | 42.062 decimeters |
14.8 feet | 45.11 decimeters |