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 490 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 490 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
490 dm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 490 dm × 10 cm
L(cm) = 4900 cm
The final result is:
490 dm → 4900 cm
We conclude that 490 decimeters is equivalent to 4900 centimeters:
490 decimeters = 4900 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00020408163265306 × 490 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 490 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020408163265306 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety decimeters is approximately four thousand nine hundred centimeters:
490 dm ≅ 4900 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four hundred ninety 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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491 decimeters | 4910 centimeters |
492 decimeters | 4920 centimeters |
493 decimeters | 4930 centimeters |
494 decimeters | 4940 centimeters |
495 decimeters | 4950 centimeters |
496 decimeters | 4960 centimeters |
497 decimeters | 4970 centimeters |
498 decimeters | 4980 centimeters |
499 decimeters | 4990 centimeters |
500 decimeters | 5000 centimeters |