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 5.6 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 5.6 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
5.6 ft → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 5.6 ft × 3.048 dm
L(dm) = 17.0688 dm
The final result is:
5.6 ft → 17.0688 dm
We conclude that 5.6 feet is equivalent to 17.0688 decimeters:
5.6 feet = 17.0688 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.058586426696663 × 5.6 feet.
Another way is saying that 5.6 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.058586426696663 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point six feet is approximately seventeen point zero six nine decimeters:
5.6 ft ≅ 17.069 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero five nine times five point six 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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6.6 feet | 20.117 decimeters |
7.6 feet | 23.165 decimeters |
8.6 feet | 26.213 decimeters |
9.6 feet | 29.261 decimeters |
10.6 feet | 32.309 decimeters |
11.6 feet | 35.357 decimeters |
12.6 feet | 38.405 decimeters |
13.6 feet | 41.453 decimeters |
14.6 feet | 44.501 decimeters |
15.6 feet | 47.549 decimeters |