6 centimeters in decimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 6 centimeters to decimeters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{cm}=0.1\mathrm{dm}$

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

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

Conclusion: 6 ⁢ cm = 0.6000000000000001 ⁢ dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 1.66666666666667 times 6 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 6 centimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{1.66666666666667}}$ decimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: six centimeters is about zero decimeters, or alternatively, a decimeter is about one point six seven times six centimeters.