5 decimeters in centimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 5 decimeters is equivalent to 50 centimeters.[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 5 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 / 5 dm = 10 cm / x cm

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

x cm = (5 dm / 1 dm) * 10 cm → x cm = 50 cm

Conclusion:

5 dm = 50 cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.02 times 5 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 5 decimeters is equal to 1 / 0.02 centimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: five decimeters is about zero centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero times five 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.