Unit Converter
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 85 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 85 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
85 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 85 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 8.5 dm
The final result is:
85 cm → 8.5 dm
We conclude that 85 centimeters is equivalent to 8.5 decimeters:
85 centimeters = 8.5 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.11764705882353 × 85 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 85 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11764705882353 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighty-five centimeters is approximately eight point five decimeters:
85 cm ≅ 8.5 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point one one eight times eighty-five 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) |
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86 centimeters | 8.6 decimeters |
87 centimeters | 8.7 decimeters |
88 centimeters | 8.8 decimeters |
89 centimeters | 8.9 decimeters |
90 centimeters | 9 decimeters |
91 centimeters | 9.1 decimeters |
92 centimeters | 9.2 decimeters |
93 centimeters | 9.3 decimeters |
94 centimeters | 9.4 decimeters |
95 centimeters | 9.5 decimeters |