Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to decimeters is 3.048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 3.048 decimeters:

1 ft = 3.048 dm

To convert 46 feet into decimeters we have to multiply 46 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 3.048 dm

46 ft → L_(dm)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:

L_(dm) = 46 ft × 3.048 dm

L_(dm) = 140.208 dm

The final result is:

46 ft → 140.208 dm

We conclude that 46 feet is equivalent to 140.208 decimeters:

46 feet = 140.208 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0071322606413329 × 46 feet.

Another way is saying that 46 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0071322606413329 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-six feet is approximately one hundred forty point two zero eight decimeters:

46 ft ≅ 140.208 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero seven times forty-six feet.

Conversion table

feet to decimeters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to decimeters