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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 480 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 480 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

480 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 480 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 48 dm

The final result is:

480 cm → 48 dm

We conclude that 480 centimeters is equivalent to 48 decimeters:

480 centimeters = 48 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.020833333333333 × 480 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 480 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020833333333333 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty centimeters is approximately forty-eight decimeters:

480 cm ≅ 48 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero two one times four hundred eighty 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)
481 centimeters 48.1 decimeters
482 centimeters 48.2 decimeters
483 centimeters 48.3 decimeters
484 centimeters 48.4 decimeters
485 centimeters 48.5 decimeters
486 centimeters 48.6 decimeters
487 centimeters 48.7 decimeters
488 centimeters 48.8 decimeters
489 centimeters 48.9 decimeters
490 centimeters 49 decimeters