Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to decimeters is 3.048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 3.048 decimeters:

1 ft = 3.048 dm

To convert 488 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 488 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 3.048 dm

488 ft → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 488 ft × 3.048 dm

L_(dm) = 1487.424 dm

The final result is:

488 ft → 1487.424 dm

We conclude that 488 feet is equivalent to 1487.424 decimeters:

488 feet = 1487.424 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.00067230325717482 × 488 feet.

Another way is saying that 488 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00067230325717482 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-eight feet is approximately one thousand four hundred eighty-seven point four two four decimeters:

488 ft ≅ 1487.424 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred eighty-eight feet.

Conversion table

feet to decimeters chart

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