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 32 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 32 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
32 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 32 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 3.2 dm
The final result is:
32 cm → 3.2 dm
We conclude that 32 centimeters is equivalent to 3.2 decimeters:
32 centimeters = 3.2 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.3125 × 32 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 32 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.3125 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-two centimeters is approximately three point two decimeters:
32 cm ≅ 3.2 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point three one three times thirty-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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33 centimeters | 3.3 decimeters |
34 centimeters | 3.4 decimeters |
35 centimeters | 3.5 decimeters |
36 centimeters | 3.6 decimeters |
37 centimeters | 3.7 decimeters |
38 centimeters | 3.8 decimeters |
39 centimeters | 3.9 decimeters |
40 centimeters | 4 decimeters |
41 centimeters | 4.1 decimeters |
42 centimeters | 4.2 decimeters |