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 502 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 502 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

502 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 502 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 5020 cm

The final result is:

502 dm → 5020 cm

We conclude that 502 decimeters is equivalent to 5020 centimeters:

502 decimeters = 5020 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.000199203187251 × 502 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 502 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.000199203187251 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

502 dm ≅ 5020 cm

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