Unit Converter
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 72 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 72 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
72 dm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 72 dm × 10 cm
L(cm) = 720 cm
The final result is:
72 dm → 720 cm
We conclude that 72 decimeters is equivalent to 720 centimeters:
72 decimeters = 720 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0013888888888889 × 72 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 72 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013888888888889 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two decimeters is approximately seven hundred twenty centimeters:
72 dm ≅ 720 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times seventy-two 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
decimeters (dm) | centimeters (cm) |
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73 decimeters | 730 centimeters |
74 decimeters | 740 centimeters |
75 decimeters | 750 centimeters |
76 decimeters | 760 centimeters |
77 decimeters | 770 centimeters |
78 decimeters | 780 centimeters |
79 decimeters | 790 centimeters |
80 decimeters | 800 centimeters |
81 decimeters | 810 centimeters |
82 decimeters | 820 centimeters |