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 55 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 55 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

55 dm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 55 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 18.044619422572 ft

The final result is:

55 dm → 18.044619422572 ft

We conclude that 55 decimeters is equivalent to 18.044619422572 feet:

55 decimeters = 18.044619422572 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.055418181818182 × 55 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 55 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.055418181818182 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five decimeters is approximately eighteen point zero four five feet:

55 dm ≅ 18.045 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero five five times fifty-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