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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 5.2 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 5.2 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

5.2 ft → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 5.2 ft × 3.048 dm

L(dm) = 15.8496 dm

The final result is:

5.2 ft → 15.8496 dm

We conclude that 5.2 feet is equivalent to 15.8496 decimeters:

5.2 feet = 15.8496 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.063093074904099 × 5.2 feet.

Another way is saying that 5.2 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.063093074904099 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point two feet is approximately fifteen point eight five decimeters:

5.2 ft ≅ 15.85 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero six three times five point two 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

feet (ft) decimeters (dm)
6.2 feet 18.898 decimeters
7.2 feet 21.946 decimeters
8.2 feet 24.994 decimeters
9.2 feet 28.042 decimeters
10.2 feet 31.09 decimeters
11.2 feet 34.138 decimeters
12.2 feet 37.186 decimeters
13.2 feet 40.234 decimeters
14.2 feet 43.282 decimeters
15.2 feet 46.33 decimeters