A decimeter is 1/10 of a meter = 10 cm, so 40 cm = 4 decimeters
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a decimeter equals ten centimeters, so four decimeters equals forty centimeters
5 centimeters=0.5 decimeters
There are 100 centimeters per meter and 10 decimeters per meter. This makes 8 decimeters equal to .8 meters, which equals 80 centimeters.
4 decimetres = 40 centimetres
2 decimeters=20 centimeters
There are 50 decimeters in 500 centimeters
3.5 Decimeters = 35 Centimeters
17 centimeters = 1.7 decimeters
24 decimeters = 240 centimeters
18 centimeters = 1.8 decimeters