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 88 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 88 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
88 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 88 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 8.8 dm
The final result is:
88 cm → 8.8 dm
We conclude that 88 centimeters is equivalent to 8.8 decimeters:
88 centimeters = 8.8 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.11363636363636 × 88 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 88 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11363636363636 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighty-eight centimeters is approximately eight point eight decimeters:
88 cm ≅ 8.8 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point one one four times eighty-eight 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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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 |
96 centimeters | 9.6 decimeters |
97 centimeters | 9.7 decimeters |
98 centimeters | 9.8 decimeters |