Unit Converter
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 5.5 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 5.5 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
5.5 ft → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 5.5 ft × 3.048 dm
L(dm) = 16.764 dm
The final result is:
5.5 ft → 16.764 dm
We conclude that 5.5 feet is equivalent to 16.764 decimeters:
5.5 feet = 16.764 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.059651634454784 × 5.5 feet.
Another way is saying that 5.5 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.059651634454784 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point five feet is approximately sixteen point seven six four decimeters:
5.5 ft ≅ 16.764 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero six times five point five 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) |
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6.5 feet | 19.812 decimeters |
7.5 feet | 22.86 decimeters |
8.5 feet | 25.908 decimeters |
9.5 feet | 28.956 decimeters |
10.5 feet | 32.004 decimeters |
11.5 feet | 35.052 decimeters |
12.5 feet | 38.1 decimeters |
13.5 feet | 41.148 decimeters |
14.5 feet | 44.196 decimeters |
15.5 feet | 47.244 decimeters |