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 480 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 480 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
480 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 480 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 48 dm
The final result is:
480 cm → 48 dm
We conclude that 480 centimeters is equivalent to 48 decimeters:
480 centimeters = 48 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.020833333333333 × 480 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 480 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020833333333333 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty centimeters is approximately forty-eight decimeters:
480 cm ≅ 48 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero two one times four hundred eighty 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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481 centimeters | 48.1 decimeters |
482 centimeters | 48.2 decimeters |
483 centimeters | 48.3 decimeters |
484 centimeters | 48.4 decimeters |
485 centimeters | 48.5 decimeters |
486 centimeters | 48.6 decimeters |
487 centimeters | 48.7 decimeters |
488 centimeters | 48.8 decimeters |
489 centimeters | 48.9 decimeters |
490 centimeters | 49 decimeters |