42 decimeters in inches

Result

The conversion result is: 42 decimeters is equivalent to 165.354330708661 inches.[1]


Conversion formula
How to convert 42 decimeters to inches?

We know (by definition) that: 1 dm ≈ 3.9370079 in.

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

1 dm / 42 dm ≈ 3.9370079 in / x in

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

x in ≈ (42 dm / 1 dm) * 3.9370079 in x in ≈ 165.35433179999998 in

Conclusion:

42 dm ≈ 165.35433179999998 in


Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 inch is equal to 0.00604761904761905 times 42 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 42 decimeters is equal to 1 / 0.00604761904761905 inches.


Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: forty-two decimeters is about one hundred and sixty-five point three four inches, or alternatively, a inch is about zero point zero one 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.