42 decimeters in centimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 42 decimeters is equivalent to 420 centimeters.[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 42 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 / 42 dm = 10 cm / x cm

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

x cm = (42 dm / 1 dm) * 10 cm → x cm = 420 cm

Conclusion:

42 dm = 420 cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00238095238095238 times 42 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 42 decimeters is equal to 1 / 0.00238095238095238 centimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: forty-two decimeters is about four hundred and twenty centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero times forty-two 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.