85 centimeters in decimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 85 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: 85 ⁢ cm = 8.5 ⁢ dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.117647058823529 times 85 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 85 centimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.117647058823529}}$ decimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: eighty-five centimeters is about zero decimeters, or alternatively, a decimeter is about zero point one two times eighty-five centimeters.