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 480 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 480 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

480 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 480 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 4800 cm

The final result is:

480 dm → 4800 cm

We conclude that 480 decimeters is equivalent to 4800 centimeters:

480 decimeters = 4800 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00020833333333333 × 480 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 480 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020833333333333 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

480 dm ≅ 4800 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four hundred eighty 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