17 decimeters in feet

Result

The conversion result is: 17 decimeters is equivalent to 5.57742782152231 feet.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 17 decimeters to feet?

We know (by definition) that: 1 dm ≈ 0.32808399 ft.

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

1 dm / 17 dm ≈ 0.32808399 ft / x ft

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

x ft ≈ (17 dm / 1 dm) * 0.32808399 ft → x ft ≈ 5.5774278299999995 ft

Conclusion:

17 dm ≈ 5.5774278299999995 ft

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 foot is equal to 0.179294117647059 times 17 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 17 decimeters is equal to 1 / 0.179294117647059 feet.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: seventeen decimeters is about five point five eight feet, or alternatively, a foot is about zero point one eight times seventeen decimeters.