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 490 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 490 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

490 ft → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 490 ft × 3.048 dm

L_(dm) = 1493.52 dm

The final result is:

490 ft → 1493.52 dm

We conclude that 490 feet is equivalent to 1493.52 decimeters:

490 feet = 1493.52 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.00066955916224758 × 490 feet.

Another way is saying that 490 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00066955916224758 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

490 ft ≅ 1493.52 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred ninety 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