Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to feet is 0.32808398950131, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.32808398950131 feet:

1 dm = 0.32808398950131 ft

To convert 5 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.32808398950131 ft

5 dm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 5 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 1.6404199475066 ft

The final result is:

5 dm → 1.6404199475066 ft

We conclude that 5 decimeters is equivalent to 1.6404199475066 feet:

5 decimeters = 1.6404199475066 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.6096 × 5 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 5 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.6096 feet.

Approximate result

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

5 dm ≅ 1.64 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point six one times five decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to feet