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 980 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 980 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

980 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 980 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 9800 cm

The final result is:

980 dm → 9800 cm

We conclude that 980 decimeters is equivalent to 9800 centimeters:

980 decimeters = 9800 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00010204081632653 × 980 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 980 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010204081632653 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

980 dm ≅ 9800 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times nine hundred eighty 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