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 142 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 142 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
142 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 142 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 14.2 dm
The final result is:
142 cm → 14.2 dm
We conclude that 142 centimeters is equivalent to 14.2 decimeters:
142 centimeters = 14.2 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.070422535211268 × 142 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 142 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.070422535211268 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred forty-two centimeters is approximately fourteen point two decimeters:
142 cm ≅ 14.2 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero seven times one hundred forty-two 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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143 centimeters | 14.3 decimeters |
144 centimeters | 14.4 decimeters |
145 centimeters | 14.5 decimeters |
146 centimeters | 14.6 decimeters |
147 centimeters | 14.7 decimeters |
148 centimeters | 14.8 decimeters |
149 centimeters | 14.9 decimeters |
150 centimeters | 15 decimeters |
151 centimeters | 15.1 decimeters |
152 centimeters | 15.2 decimeters |