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 4242 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 4242 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

4242 dm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 4242 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 1391.7322834646 ft

The final result is:

4242 dm → 1391.7322834646 ft

We conclude that 4242 decimeters is equivalent to 1391.7322834646 feet:

4242 decimeters = 1391.7322834646 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00071852899575672 × 4242 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 4242 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00071852899575672 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred forty-two decimeters is approximately one thousand three hundred ninety-one point seven three two feet:

4242 dm ≅ 1391.732 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand two hundred 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