Remember K H D | d c m (kilo, hecto, deka, (liter, meter, gram), deci, centi, milli). Centimeters are one place to the right of decimeters. So you have to move the decimal place once to the right. You will get 2 dm = 20 cm.
1 decimeter = 10 centimeters, so:53 decimeters = 530 centimeters
ten decimeters is one meter, or 100 centimeters.
40cm
Two decimetres is 0.2 metres long.
5 centimeters=0.5 decimeters
140 centimeters is 14 decimeters.
5 decimeters is 50 centimeters.
8 decimeters is 80 centimeters.
644 decimeters is 6,440 centimeters.
9 decimeters (9 decimeters = 900 centimeters vs. 890 centimeters)
6 decimeters = 600 centimeters (1 decimeter = 10 centimeters)
There are 0.59 decimeters in 5.9 centimeters.