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 521.5 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 521.5 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

521.5 dm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 521.5 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 171.09580052493 ft

The final result is:

521.5 dm → 171.09580052493 ft

We conclude that 521.5 decimeters is equivalent to 171.09580052493 feet:

521.5 decimeters = 171.09580052493 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.0058446788111218 × 521.5 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 521.5 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0058446788111218 feet.

Approximate result

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

521.5 dm ≅ 171.096 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero zero six times five hundred twenty-one point 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