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 550 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 550 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

550 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 550 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 5500 cm

The final result is:

550 dm → 5500 cm

We conclude that 550 decimeters is equivalent to 5500 centimeters:

550 decimeters = 5500 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00018181818181818 × 550 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 550 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00018181818181818 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

550 dm ≅ 5500 cm

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