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 713 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 713 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

713 cm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 713 cm × 0.1 dm

L_(dm) = 71.3 dm

The final result is:

713 cm → 71.3 dm

We conclude that 713 centimeters is equivalent to 71.3 decimeters:

713 centimeters = 71.3 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.014025245441795 × 713 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 713 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.014025245441795 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred thirteen centimeters is approximately seventy-one point three decimeters:

713 cm ≅ 71.3 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero one four times seven hundred thirteen 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