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 800 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 800 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
800 dm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 800 dm × 10 cm
L(cm) = 8000 cm
The final result is:
800 dm → 8000 cm
We conclude that 800 decimeters is equivalent to 8000 centimeters:
800 decimeters = 8000 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.000125 × 800 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 800 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.000125 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred decimeters is approximately eight thousand centimeters:
800 dm ≅ 8000 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times eight hundred 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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801 decimeters | 8010 centimeters |
802 decimeters | 8020 centimeters |
803 decimeters | 8030 centimeters |
804 decimeters | 8040 centimeters |
805 decimeters | 8050 centimeters |
806 decimeters | 8060 centimeters |
807 decimeters | 8070 centimeters |
808 decimeters | 8080 centimeters |
809 decimeters | 8090 centimeters |
810 decimeters | 8100 centimeters |