Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from decimeters to feet is 0.32808398950131, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.32808398950131 feet:
1 dm = 0.32808398950131 ft
To convert 8.5 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 8.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 dm → 0.32808398950131 ft
8.5 dm → L(ft)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in feet:
L(ft) = 8.5 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft
L(ft) = 2.7887139107612 ft
The final result is:
8.5 dm → 2.7887139107612 ft
We conclude that 8.5 decimeters is equivalent to 2.7887139107612 feet:
8.5 decimeters = 2.7887139107612 feet
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.35858823529412 × 8.5 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 8.5 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.35858823529412 feet.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point five decimeters is approximately two point seven eight nine feet:
8.5 dm ≅ 2.789 ft
An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point three five nine times eight point five decimeters.
Conversion table
decimeters to feet chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to feet
decimeters (dm) | feet (ft) |
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9.5 decimeters | 3.117 feet |
10.5 decimeters | 3.445 feet |
11.5 decimeters | 3.773 feet |
12.5 decimeters | 4.101 feet |
13.5 decimeters | 4.429 feet |
14.5 decimeters | 4.757 feet |
15.5 decimeters | 5.085 feet |
16.5 decimeters | 5.413 feet |
17.5 decimeters | 5.741 feet |
18.5 decimeters | 6.07 feet |