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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to decimeters is 0.1, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.1 decimeters:

1 cm = 0.1 dm

To convert 42.2 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 42.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.1 dm

42.2 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 42.2 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 4.22 dm

The final result is:

42.2 cm → 4.22 dm

We conclude that 42.2 centimeters is equivalent to 4.22 decimeters:

42.2 centimeters = 4.22 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.23696682464455 × 42.2 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 42.2 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.23696682464455 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

42.2 cm ≅ 4.22 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point two three seven times forty-two point two centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to decimeters chart

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

centimeters (cm) decimeters (dm)
43.2 centimeters 4.32 decimeters
44.2 centimeters 4.42 decimeters
45.2 centimeters 4.52 decimeters
46.2 centimeters 4.62 decimeters
47.2 centimeters 4.72 decimeters
48.2 centimeters 4.82 decimeters
49.2 centimeters 4.92 decimeters
50.2 centimeters 5.02 decimeters
51.2 centimeters 5.12 decimeters
52.2 centimeters 5.22 decimeters