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 501 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 501 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

501 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 501 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 5010 cm

The final result is:

501 dm → 5010 cm

We conclude that 501 decimeters is equivalent to 5010 centimeters:

501 decimeters = 5010 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00019960079840319 × 501 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 501 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019960079840319 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

501 dm ≅ 5010 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times five hundred one 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