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 4242 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 4242 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

4242 ft → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 4242 ft × 3.048 dm

L_(dm) = 12929.616 dm

The final result is:

4242 ft → 12929.616 dm

We conclude that 4242 feet is equivalent to 12929.616 decimeters:

4242 feet = 12929.616 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 7.7341817421337E-5 × 4242 feet.

Another way is saying that 4242 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 7.7341817421337E-5 decimeters.

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 feet is approximately twelve thousand nine hundred twenty-nine point six one six decimeters:

4242 ft ≅ 12929.616 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred forty-two 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