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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 426 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 426 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

426 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 426 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 42.6 dm

The final result is:

426 cm → 42.6 dm

We conclude that 426 centimeters is equivalent to 42.6 decimeters:

426 centimeters = 42.6 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.023474178403756 × 426 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 426 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023474178403756 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

426 cm ≅ 42.6 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero two three times four hundred twenty-six 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)
427 centimeters 42.7 decimeters
428 centimeters 42.8 decimeters
429 centimeters 42.9 decimeters
430 centimeters 43 decimeters
431 centimeters 43.1 decimeters
432 centimeters 43.2 decimeters
433 centimeters 43.3 decimeters
434 centimeters 43.4 decimeters
435 centimeters 43.5 decimeters
436 centimeters 43.6 decimeters