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 62 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 62 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

62 cm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 62 cm × 0.1 dm

L_(dm) = 6.2 dm

The final result is:

62 cm → 6.2 dm

We conclude that 62 centimeters is equivalent to 6.2 decimeters:

62 centimeters = 6.2 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.16129032258065 × 62 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 62 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.16129032258065 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

62 cm ≅ 6.2 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point one six one times sixty-two 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