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 74.2 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 74.2 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
74.2 cm → L(dm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in decimeters:
L(dm) = 74.2 cm × 0.1 dm
L(dm) = 7.42 dm
The final result is:
74.2 cm → 7.42 dm
We conclude that 74.2 centimeters is equivalent to 7.42 decimeters:
74.2 centimeters = 7.42 decimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.13477088948787 × 74.2 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 74.2 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.13477088948787 decimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-four point two centimeters is approximately seven point four two decimeters:
74.2 cm ≅ 7.42 dm
An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point one three five times seventy-four point 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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75.2 centimeters | 7.52 decimeters |
76.2 centimeters | 7.62 decimeters |
77.2 centimeters | 7.72 decimeters |
78.2 centimeters | 7.82 decimeters |
79.2 centimeters | 7.92 decimeters |
80.2 centimeters | 8.02 decimeters |
81.2 centimeters | 8.12 decimeters |
82.2 centimeters | 8.22 decimeters |
83.2 centimeters | 8.32 decimeters |
84.2 centimeters | 8.42 decimeters |