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 479.8 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 479.8 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

479.8 ft → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 479.8 ft × 3.048 dm

L_(dm) = 1462.4304 dm

The final result is:

479.8 ft → 1462.4304 dm

We conclude that 479.8 feet is equivalent to 1462.4304 decimeters:

479.8 feet = 1462.4304 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.00068379322530494 × 479.8 feet.

Another way is saying that 479.8 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00068379322530494 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

479.8 ft ≅ 1462.43 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred seventy-nine point eight 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