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 11.8 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 11.8 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
11.8 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 11.8 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 1.18 dm
The final result is:
11.8 cm → 1.18 dm
We conclude that 11.8 centimeters is equivalent to 1.18 decimeters:
11.8 centimeters = 1.18 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.84745762711864 × 11.8 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 11.8 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.84745762711864 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eleven point eight centimeters is approximately one point one eight decimeters:
11.8 cm ≅ 1.18 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point eight four seven times eleven point 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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12.8 centimeters | 1.28 decimeters |
13.8 centimeters | 1.38 decimeters |
14.8 centimeters | 1.48 decimeters |
15.8 centimeters | 1.58 decimeters |
16.8 centimeters | 1.68 decimeters |
17.8 centimeters | 1.78 decimeters |
18.8 centimeters | 1.88 decimeters |
19.8 centimeters | 1.98 decimeters |
20.8 centimeters | 2.08 decimeters |
21.8 centimeters | 2.18 decimeters |