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 479.9 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 479.9 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

479.9 ft → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 479.9 ft × 3.048 dm

L_(dm) = 1462.7352 dm

The final result is:

479.9 ft → 1462.7352 dm

We conclude that 479.9 feet is equivalent to 1462.7352 decimeters:

479.9 feet = 1462.7352 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0006836507386983 × 479.9 feet.

Another way is saying that 479.9 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0006836507386983 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 nine feet is approximately one thousand four hundred sixty-two point seven three five decimeters:

479.9 ft ≅ 1462.735 dm

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