85 centimeters in decimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 85 centimeters is equivalent to 8.5 decimeters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 85 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 / 85 cm = 0.1 dm / x dm

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

x dm = (85 cm / 1 cm) * 0.1 dm → x dm = 8.5 dm

Conclusion:

85 cm = 8.5 dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.117647058823529 times 85 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 85 centimeters is equal to 1 / 0.117647058823529 decimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: eighty-five centimeters is about zero decimeters, or alternatively, a decimeter is about zero point one two times eighty-five centimeters.