Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from decimeters to centimeters is 10, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters:
1 dm = 10 cm
To convert 48 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 48 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 dm → 10 cm
48 dm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 48 dm × 10 cm
L(cm) = 480 cm
The final result is:
48 dm → 480 cm
We conclude that 48 decimeters is equivalent to 480 centimeters:
48 decimeters = 480 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0020833333333333 × 48 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 48 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020833333333333 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-eight decimeters is approximately four hundred eighty centimeters:
48 dm ≅ 480 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times forty-eight decimeters.
Conversion table
decimeters to centimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to centimeters
decimeters (dm) | centimeters (cm) |
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49 decimeters | 490 centimeters |
50 decimeters | 500 centimeters |
51 decimeters | 510 centimeters |
52 decimeters | 520 centimeters |
53 decimeters | 530 centimeters |
54 decimeters | 540 centimeters |
55 decimeters | 550 centimeters |
56 decimeters | 560 centimeters |
57 decimeters | 570 centimeters |
58 decimeters | 580 centimeters |