Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to decimeters is 0.1, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.1 decimeters:

1 cm = 0.1 dm

To convert 542 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 542 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.1 dm

542 cm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 542 cm × 0.1 dm

L_(dm) = 54.2 dm

The final result is:

542 cm → 54.2 dm

We conclude that 542 centimeters is equivalent to 54.2 decimeters:

542 centimeters = 54.2 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.018450184501845 × 542 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 542 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.018450184501845 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

542 cm ≅ 54.2 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero one eight times five hundred forty-two centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to decimeters chart

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