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 550 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 550 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

550 cm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 550 cm × 0.1 dm

L_(dm) = 55 dm

The final result is:

550 cm → 55 dm

We conclude that 550 centimeters is equivalent to 55 decimeters:

550 centimeters = 55 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.018181818181818 × 550 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 550 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.018181818181818 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

550 cm ≅ 55 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero one eight times five hundred fifty 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