Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to feet is 0.32808398950131, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.32808398950131 feet:

1 dm = 0.32808398950131 ft

To convert 49.5 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 49.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.32808398950131 ft

49.5 dm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 49.5 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16.240157480315 ft

The final result is:

49.5 dm → 16.240157480315 ft

We conclude that 49.5 decimeters is equivalent to 16.240157480315 feet:

49.5 decimeters = 16.240157480315 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.061575757575758 × 49.5 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 49.5 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.061575757575758 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-nine point five decimeters is approximately sixteen point two four feet:

49.5 dm ≅ 16.24 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero six two times forty-nine point five decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to feet chart

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