Unit Converter
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 18 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 18 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
18 dm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 18 dm × 10 cm
L(cm) = 180 cm
The final result is:
18 dm → 180 cm
We conclude that 18 decimeters is equivalent to 180 centimeters:
18 decimeters = 180 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0055555555555556 × 18 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 18 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0055555555555556 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighteen decimeters is approximately one hundred eighty centimeters:
18 dm ≅ 180 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero six times eighteen 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
decimeters (dm) | centimeters (cm) |
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19 decimeters | 190 centimeters |
20 decimeters | 200 centimeters |
21 decimeters | 210 centimeters |
22 decimeters | 220 centimeters |
23 decimeters | 230 centimeters |
24 decimeters | 240 centimeters |
25 decimeters | 250 centimeters |
26 decimeters | 260 centimeters |
27 decimeters | 270 centimeters |
28 decimeters | 280 centimeters |