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 690 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 690 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

690 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 690 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 6900 cm

The final result is:

690 dm → 6900 cm

We conclude that 690 decimeters is equivalent to 6900 centimeters:

690 decimeters = 6900 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00014492753623188 × 690 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 690 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00014492753623188 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

690 dm ≅ 6900 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times six hundred ninety 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