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 720 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 720 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

720 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 720 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 7200 cm

The final result is:

720 dm → 7200 cm

We conclude that 720 decimeters is equivalent to 7200 centimeters:

720 decimeters = 7200 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00013888888888889 × 720 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 720 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013888888888889 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

720 dm ≅ 7200 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times seven hundred twenty 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