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 790 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 790 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

790 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 790 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 7900 cm

The final result is:

790 dm → 7900 cm

We conclude that 790 decimeters is equivalent to 7900 centimeters:

790 decimeters = 7900 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00012658227848101 × 790 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 790 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012658227848101 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

790 dm ≅ 7900 cm

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