125 decimeters in centimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 125 decimeters to centimeters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{dm}=10\mathrm{cm}$

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

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

Conclusion: 125 ⁢ dm = 1250 ⁢ cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0008 times 125 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 125 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.0008}}$ centimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: one hundred and twenty-five decimeters is about one thousand, two hundred and fifty centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero times one hundred and twenty-five decimeters.