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 42 inches into decimeters we have to multiply 42 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

42 in → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 42 in × 0.254 dm

L_(dm) = 10.668 dm

The final result is:

42 in → 10.668 dm

We conclude that 42 inches is equivalent to 10.668 decimeters:

42 inches = 10.668 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.093738282714661 × 42 inches.

Another way is saying that 42 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.093738282714661 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

42 in ≅ 10.668 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero nine four times forty-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