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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 500 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 500 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

500 ft → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 500 ft × 3.048 dm

L(dm) = 1524 dm

The final result is:

500 ft → 1524 dm

We conclude that 500 feet is equivalent to 1524 decimeters:

500 feet = 1524 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.00065616797900262 × 500 feet.

Another way is saying that 500 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00065616797900262 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

500 ft ≅ 1524 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred 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)
501 feet 1527.048 decimeters
502 feet 1530.096 decimeters
503 feet 1533.144 decimeters
504 feet 1536.192 decimeters
505 feet 1539.24 decimeters
506 feet 1542.288 decimeters
507 feet 1545.336 decimeters
508 feet 1548.384 decimeters
509 feet 1551.432 decimeters
510 feet 1554.48 decimeters