ConvertOctopus Search

Unit Converter

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 64 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 64 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

64 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 64 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 6.4 dm

The final result is:

64 cm → 6.4 dm

We conclude that 64 centimeters is equivalent to 6.4 decimeters:

64 centimeters = 6.4 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.15625 × 64 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 64 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.15625 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

64 cm ≅ 6.4 dm

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

centimeters (cm) decimeters (dm)
65 centimeters 6.5 decimeters
66 centimeters 6.6 decimeters
67 centimeters 6.7 decimeters
68 centimeters 6.8 decimeters
69 centimeters 6.9 decimeters
70 centimeters 7 decimeters
71 centimeters 7.1 decimeters
72 centimeters 7.2 decimeters
73 centimeters 7.3 decimeters
74 centimeters 7.4 decimeters