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 804 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 804 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

804 cm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 804 cm × 0.1 dm

L_(dm) = 80.4 dm

The final result is:

804 cm → 80.4 dm

We conclude that 804 centimeters is equivalent to 80.4 decimeters:

804 centimeters = 80.4 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.012437810945274 × 804 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 804 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012437810945274 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

804 cm ≅ 80.4 dm

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