Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to centimeters is 10, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters:

1 dm = 10 cm

To convert 50 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 50 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 10 cm

50 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 50 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 500 cm

The final result is:

50 dm → 500 cm

We conclude that 50 decimeters is equivalent to 500 centimeters:

50 decimeters = 500 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.002 × 50 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 50 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty decimeters is approximately five hundred centimeters:

50 dm ≅ 500 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times fifty decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to centimeters chart

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