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 42.4 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 42.4 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
42.4 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 42.4 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 4.24 dm
The final result is:
42.4 cm → 4.24 dm
We conclude that 42.4 centimeters is equivalent to 4.24 decimeters:
42.4 centimeters = 4.24 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.23584905660377 × 42.4 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 42.4 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.23584905660377 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two point four centimeters is approximately four point two four decimeters:
42.4 cm ≅ 4.24 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point two three six times forty-two point four 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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43.4 centimeters | 4.34 decimeters |
44.4 centimeters | 4.44 decimeters |
45.4 centimeters | 4.54 decimeters |
46.4 centimeters | 4.64 decimeters |
47.4 centimeters | 4.74 decimeters |
48.4 centimeters | 4.84 decimeters |
49.4 centimeters | 4.94 decimeters |
50.4 centimeters | 5.04 decimeters |
51.4 centimeters | 5.14 decimeters |
52.4 centimeters | 5.24 decimeters |