Unit Converter
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 48 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 48 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
48 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 48 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 4.8 dm
The final result is:
48 cm → 4.8 dm
We conclude that 48 centimeters is equivalent to 4.8 decimeters:
48 centimeters = 4.8 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.20833333333333 × 48 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 48 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20833333333333 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-eight centimeters is approximately four point eight decimeters:
48 cm ≅ 4.8 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point two zero eight times forty-eight 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) |
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49 centimeters | 4.9 decimeters |
50 centimeters | 5 decimeters |
51 centimeters | 5.1 decimeters |
52 centimeters | 5.2 decimeters |
53 centimeters | 5.3 decimeters |
54 centimeters | 5.4 decimeters |
55 centimeters | 5.5 decimeters |
56 centimeters | 5.6 decimeters |
57 centimeters | 5.7 decimeters |
58 centimeters | 5.8 decimeters |