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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 472 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 472 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

472 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 472 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 47.2 dm

The final result is:

472 cm → 47.2 dm

We conclude that 472 centimeters is equivalent to 47.2 decimeters:

472 centimeters = 47.2 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.021186440677966 × 472 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 472 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.021186440677966 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

472 cm ≅ 47.2 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero two one times four hundred seventy-two 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)
473 centimeters 47.3 decimeters
474 centimeters 47.4 decimeters
475 centimeters 47.5 decimeters
476 centimeters 47.6 decimeters
477 centimeters 47.7 decimeters
478 centimeters 47.8 decimeters
479 centimeters 47.9 decimeters
480 centimeters 48 decimeters
481 centimeters 48.1 decimeters
482 centimeters 48.2 decimeters