8 decimeters in inches

Conversion formula
How to convert 8 decimeters to inches?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{dm}\approx 3.9370079\mathrm{in}$

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

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

Conclusion: 8 ⁢ dm ≈ 31.4960632 ⁢ in

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 inch is equal to 0.03175 times 8 decimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 8 decimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.03175}}$ inches.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: eight decimeters is about thirty-one point five zero inches, or alternatively, a inch is about zero point zero three times eight decimeters.