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 842 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 842 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
842 dm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 842 dm × 10 cm
L(cm) = 8420 cm
The final result is:
842 dm → 8420 cm
We conclude that 842 decimeters is equivalent to 8420 centimeters:
842 decimeters = 8420 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0001187648456057 × 842 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 842 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001187648456057 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred forty-two decimeters is approximately eight thousand four hundred twenty centimeters:
842 dm ≅ 8420 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times eight hundred forty-two 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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843 decimeters | 8430 centimeters |
844 decimeters | 8440 centimeters |
845 decimeters | 8450 centimeters |
846 decimeters | 8460 centimeters |
847 decimeters | 8470 centimeters |
848 decimeters | 8480 centimeters |
849 decimeters | 8490 centimeters |
850 decimeters | 8500 centimeters |
851 decimeters | 8510 centimeters |
852 decimeters | 8520 centimeters |