3 decimeters in centimeters


Conversion

3 decimeters is equivalent to 30 centimeters.[1]


Conversion formula
How to convert 3 decimeters to centimeters?

We know (by definition) that: 1dm = 10cm

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

1 dm 3 dm = 10 cm x cm

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

x cm = 3 dm 1 dm * 10 cm x cm = 30 cm

Conclusion: 3 dm = 30 cm


3 decimeters is equivalent to 30 centimeters

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0333333333333333 times 3 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 3 decimeters is equal to 1 0.0333333333333333 centimeters.


Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: three decimeters is about zero centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero point zero three times three decimeters.



Footnotes

[1] The precision is 15 significant digits (fourteen digits to the right of the decimal point).

Results may contain small errors due to the use of floating point arithmetic.

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