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 498 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 498 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

498 ft → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 498 ft × 3.048 dm

L_(dm) = 1517.904 dm

The final result is:

498 ft → 1517.904 dm

We conclude that 498 feet is equivalent to 1517.904 decimeters:

498 feet = 1517.904 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0006588031917697 × 498 feet.

Another way is saying that 498 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0006588031917697 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

498 ft ≅ 1517.904 dm

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