142 decimeters in centimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 142 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: 142 ⁢ dm = 1420 ⁢ cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.000704225352112676 times 142 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 142 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.000704225352112676}}$ centimeters.

Approximation

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