Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to decimeters is 3.048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 3.048 decimeters:

1 ft = 3.048 dm

To convert 980 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 980 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 3.048 dm

980 ft → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 980 ft × 3.048 dm

L_(dm) = 2987.04 dm

The final result is:

980 ft → 2987.04 dm

We conclude that 980 feet is equivalent to 2987.04 decimeters:

980 feet = 2987.04 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.00033477958112379 × 980 feet.

Another way is saying that 980 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00033477958112379 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred eighty feet is approximately two thousand nine hundred eighty-seven point zero four decimeters:

980 ft ≅ 2987.04 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero times nine hundred eighty feet.

Conversion table

feet to decimeters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to decimeters