18 decimeters in centimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 18 decimeters is equivalent to 180 centimeters.[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 18 decimeters to centimeters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 dm = 10 cm.

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

1 dm / 18 dm = 10 cm / x cm

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

x cm = (18 dm / 1 dm) * 10 cm → x cm = 180 cm

Conclusion:

18 dm = 180 cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00555555555555556 times 18 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 18 decimeters is equal to 1 / 0.00555555555555556 centimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: eighteen decimeters is about one hundred and eighty centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero point zero one times eighteen decimeters.

Footnotes

[1] The precision is 15 significant digits (fourteen digits to the right of the decimal point).

Results may contain small errors due to the use of floating point arithmetic.