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 60 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 60 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

60 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 60 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 600 cm

The final result is:

60 dm → 600 cm

We conclude that 60 decimeters is equivalent to 600 centimeters:

60 decimeters = 600 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0016666666666667 × 60 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 60 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0016666666666667 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

60 dm ≅ 600 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times sixty 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