Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to feet is 0.32808398950131, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.32808398950131 feet:

1 dm = 0.32808398950131 ft

To convert 42 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 42 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.32808398950131 ft

42 dm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 42 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 13.779527559055 ft

The final result is:

42 dm → 13.779527559055 ft

We conclude that 42 decimeters is equivalent to 13.779527559055 feet:

42 decimeters = 13.779527559055 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.072571428571429 × 42 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 42 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.072571428571429 feet.

Approximate result

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

42 dm ≅ 13.78 ft

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

Conversion table

decimeters to feet chart

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