Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to centimeters is 10, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters:

1 dm = 10 cm

To convert 470 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 470 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 10 cm

470 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 470 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 4700 cm

The final result is:

470 dm → 4700 cm

We conclude that 470 decimeters is equivalent to 4700 centimeters:

470 decimeters = 4700 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00021276595744681 × 470 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 470 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00021276595744681 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy decimeters is approximately four thousand seven hundred centimeters:

470 dm ≅ 4700 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four hundred seventy decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to centimeters chart

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