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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 800 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 800 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

800 cm → L(dm)

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

L(dm) = 800 cm × 0.1 dm

L(dm) = 80 dm

The final result is:

800 cm → 80 dm

We conclude that 800 centimeters is equivalent to 80 decimeters:

800 centimeters = 80 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0125 × 800 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 800 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0125 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

800 cm ≅ 80 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero one three times eight hundred 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

centimeters (cm) decimeters (dm)
801 centimeters 80.1 decimeters
802 centimeters 80.2 decimeters
803 centimeters 80.3 decimeters
804 centimeters 80.4 decimeters
805 centimeters 80.5 decimeters
806 centimeters 80.6 decimeters
807 centimeters 80.7 decimeters
808 centimeters 80.8 decimeters
809 centimeters 80.9 decimeters
810 centimeters 81 decimeters