88 centimeters in decimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 88 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: 88 ⁢ cm = 8.8 ⁢ dm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.113636363636364 times 88 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 88 centimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.113636363636364}}$ decimeters.

Approximation

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