Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from decimeters to inches is 3.9370078740157, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 3.9370078740157 inches:
1 dm = 3.9370078740157 in
To convert 1 decimeter into inches we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 dm → 3.9370078740157 in
1 dm → L(in)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in inches:
L(in) = 1 dm × 3.9370078740157 in
L(in) = 3.9370078740157 in
The final result is:
1 dm → 3.9370078740157 in
We conclude that 1 decimeter is equivalent to 3.9370078740157 inches:
1 decimeter = 3.9370078740157 inches
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.254 × 1 decimeter.
Another way is saying that 1 decimeter is equal to 1 ÷ 0.254 inches.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one decimeter is approximately three point nine three seven inches:
1 dm ≅ 3.937 in
An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point two five four times one decimeter.
Conversion table
decimeters to inches chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to inches
decimeters (dm) | inches (in) |
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2 decimeters | 7.874 inches |
3 decimeters | 11.811 inches |
4 decimeters | 15.748 inches |
5 decimeters | 19.685 inches |
6 decimeters | 23.622 inches |
7 decimeters | 27.559 inches |
8 decimeters | 31.496 inches |
9 decimeters | 35.433 inches |
10 decimeters | 39.37 inches |
11 decimeters | 43.307 inches |