Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to feet is 0.32808398950131, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.32808398950131 feet:

1 dm = 0.32808398950131 ft

To convert 48.9 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 48.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.32808398950131 ft

48.9 dm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 48.9 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16.043307086614 ft

The final result is:

48.9 dm → 16.043307086614 ft

We conclude that 48.9 decimeters is equivalent to 16.043307086614 feet:

48.9 decimeters = 16.043307086614 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.062331288343558 × 48.9 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 48.9 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.062331288343558 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-eight point nine decimeters is approximately sixteen point zero four three feet:

48.9 dm ≅ 16.043 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero six two times forty-eight point nine decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to feet chart

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