38 decimeters in centimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 38 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: 38 ⁢ dm = 380 ⁢ cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00263157894736842 times 38 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 38 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.00263157894736842}}$ centimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: thirty-eight decimeters is about three hundred and eighty centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero times thirty-eight decimeters.