42 feet in decimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 42 feet is equivalent to 128.016 decimeters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 42 feet to decimeters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 ft = 3.048 dm.

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

1 ft / 42 ft = 3.048 dm / x dm

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

x dm = (42 ft / 1 ft) * 3.048 dm → x dm = 128.016 dm

Conclusion:

42 ft = 128.016 dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.00781152355955506 times 42 feet.

It can also be expressed as: 42 feet is equal to 1 / 0.00781152355955506 decimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: forty-two feet is about one hundred and twenty-eight point zero two decimeters, or alternatively, a decimeter is about zero point zero one times forty-two feet.