a desk is 80 cm wide.how many decimeters is that?
1 decimeter = 10 centimeters
? decimeters = 80 centimeters
8 decimeters
To convert centimeters to decimeters, we need to divide the length in centimeters by 10 since there are 10 centimeters in one decimeter.
So, to find out how many decimeters are in 80 centimeters, we divide 80 by 10:
80 cm ÷ 10 = 8 decimeters
Therefore, 80 centimeters is equal to 8 decimeters.