Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet to decimeters is 3.048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 3.048 decimeters:
1 ft = 3.048 dm
To convert 6 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 6 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft → 3.048 dm
6 ft → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 6 ft × 3.048 dm
L(dm) = 18.288 dm
The final result is:
6 ft → 18.288 dm
We conclude that 6 feet is equivalent to 18.288 decimeters:
6 feet = 18.288 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.054680664916885 × 6 feet.
Another way is saying that 6 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.054680664916885 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six feet is approximately eighteen point two eight eight decimeters:
6 ft ≅ 18.288 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero five five times six feet.
Conversion table
feet to decimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to decimeters
feet (ft) | decimeters (dm) |
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7 feet | 21.336 decimeters |
8 feet | 24.384 decimeters |
9 feet | 27.432 decimeters |
10 feet | 30.48 decimeters |
11 feet | 33.528 decimeters |
12 feet | 36.576 decimeters |
13 feet | 39.624 decimeters |
14 feet | 42.672 decimeters |
15 feet | 45.72 decimeters |
16 feet | 48.768 decimeters |