12 centimeters in decimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 12 centimeters is equivalent to 1.2 decimeters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 12 centimeters to decimeters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 cm = 0.1 dm.

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of decimeters.

1 cm / 12 cm = 0.1 dm / x dm

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

x dm = (12 cm / 1 cm) * 0.1 dm → x dm = 1.2000000000000002 dm

Conclusion:

12 cm = 1.2000000000000002 dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.833333333333333 times 12 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 12 centimeters is equal to 1 / 0.833333333333333 decimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: twelve centimeters is about zero decimeters, or alternatively, a decimeter is about zero point eight three times twelve centimeters.