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 497 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 497 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

497 ft → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 497 ft × 3.048 dm

L_(dm) = 1514.856 dm

The final result is:

497 ft → 1514.856 dm

We conclude that 497 feet is equivalent to 1514.856 decimeters:

497 feet = 1514.856 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.00066012875151169 × 497 feet.

Another way is saying that 497 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00066012875151169 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

497 ft ≅ 1514.856 dm

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